Intercessor Definition & Meaning

Other Words from intercession

intercessional \ ˌin-tər-ˈsesh-nəl

, -ˈse-shə-nᵊl \ adjective

intercessor \ ˌin-tər-ˈse-sər

\ noun

intercessory \ ˌin-tər-ˈses-rē

, -ˈse-sə-rē \ adjective

Examples of intercession in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Those looking for saintly intercession can choose from a pantheon of holy helpers. — Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2022 But this will not just be a Democratic problem: Barring the intercession of the courts, neither party has been able to accomplish many of its governance objectives lately. — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 15 June 2022 Promises and Miracles is a docu-series exploring the promises made to immaterial beings when a miracle is granted through their intercession. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 23 May 2022 But the Emira is so innately drivable you’d have to be an idiot to lose the handle, with or without electronic intercession. — Dan Neil, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2022 Their affair inevitably grows messy, requiring the intercession of Isak (Steve Sang-Hyun Noh), a kind traveling Christian missionary. — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2022 Praise houses served as places of religious intercession, exhortation and devotion, and also as sites for conflict resolution, political development and education. — Imani Perry, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Feb. 2022 That means they can be beatified without having to have a miracle attributed to his intercession. — Marcos AlemÁn, ajc, 22 Jan. 2022 Californians for Equal Rights Foundation said the curriculum’s chant was invoking the names of Aztec deities and asking for their intercession. — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2022 See More

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