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intercession Definition


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intercession
noun
    1. An act of interceding or making an appeal on behalf of another.
      Thesaurus: mediation, intervention, advocacy, entreaty, supplication, plea, beseeching, solicitation.
    2. Christianity.
      A prayer or request to God on behalf of someone else.
Derivative: intercessional
adj
    Derivative: intercessor
    noun
      Someone who makes an appeal on behalf of another
        Thesaurus: mediator, negotiator, arbitrator, judge.
    Derivative: intercessorial
    adj
      Etymology: 16c: from Latin intercessio, from intercedere to intercede.



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