INTERCESSION Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

intercession

noun

Definition of intercession

as in prayer

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Recent Examples of intercession Not all birth rituals depended on the intercession of a saint or the authority of a churchman. — Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026 While parishioners gathered at a church near her mother’s home for intercession, Savannah Guthrie pleaded on Instagram. — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026 The salvific intercessions of a goddess would have been needed. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026 This is not the first time the Bears have risen to heavenly heights amid suspicions of supernatural intercession. — Dan Pompei, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for intercession

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Noun

Indians kick off Diwali festivities The Associated Press Diwali is the most important festival of the year in India, particularly for Hindus, and widely marked by prayers, family gatherings and the lighting of fireworks.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
In the story, a young girl is performing the aarti [a Hindu ritual where a lamp is lit and prayers are offered] when her grandmother notices a menstrual stain on her clothes.

— Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of prayer

Noun

But such is the scale of Brazil’s polarization that many Brazilians are insensible to Lula’s entreaties and want the left defeated.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
Abroad, their entreaties had remained unsuccessful, their diplomats had remained unrecognized, and their national existence had remained unrealized.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of entreaty

Noun

Republican state representatives bow their heads for an invocation at the start of a House chamber session during the spring legislative session at the State Capitol in Springfield on May 29, 2026.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
Before this, good faith had been previously generally assumed, in deference to independent boards, with nary any heightened review threshold, much less any invocation to enjoin a transaction.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of invocation

Noun

In a plea agreement, Rice pleaded guilty to two third-degree felony charges.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Nov. 2026
Barrie is known for his college football coverage for The Worldwide Leader, and during Thursday night's game between UTSA and FAU, the longtime CFB host decided to lobby against fall weddings with an impassioned plea to all the other fellow psychos.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of plea

Noun

Big business interests like building owners, developers and the property tax attorneys that file appeals for both lined up with Hynes, who convinced party officials to endorse him over the summer.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
Before that, Gooden was an appellate attorney who handled hundreds of appeals.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of appeal

Noun

Old habits may die hard, but the temptation to afford the Followills a bit of grace during O My Beloved’s lower points remains strong.

— Larry Fitzmaurice, Pitchfork, 9 Nov. 2026
El-Sayed didn’t win himself any favors with an arrogant acceptance speech delivered without a shred of grace.

— Kaitlyn Buss, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2026

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