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

Cameras pick back up 10 weeks later as the show’s captains gather a memorial for fallen fisherman and Rick says a moving prayer.

— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
Though there are multiple interpretations of sharia, its essence is to serve as a code for how Muslims should live and worship — covering such matters as prayer, pilgrimages, fasting, charitable donations and personal virtue.

— David Crary, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of prayer

Noun

There were many other signs that Xi would not readily yield to Trump’s supplications.

— Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2026
Given the dramatic manner in which the hulking piers marched down the center of the institution’s narrow corridor, flanked by the photographer’s three-inch-square Polaroids, hung as if in awed supplication, the effect verged on hyperbole, the gnomic ceding to the grandiose.

— James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026

Definition of supplication

Noun

Six years ago when Truist put its name and logo on top of its uptown headquarters at the former Hearst Tower, the building’s architect called it vandalism and a petition pleaded take it down.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026
Although a group of Somerset parents came to the city several years ago with a petition to let the school use the youth center’s fields for PE, a deal was never made, according to city officials.

— Michelle Marchante September 28, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of petition

Noun

The vast majority of those levies required authorization from Springfield, which never came despite entreaties from Johnson.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Alicent makes similar entreaties to Rhaenyra, offering to divide the kingdom, with Aegon in charge of the stormlands, westerlands, the Reach and rule from Oldtown, with everything to the north going to Rhaenyra.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of entreaty

Noun

The woman accused of keeping him captive, 58-year-old Kimberly Sullivan, is expected to head to trial after turning down two plea deals during a hearing in Waterbury Superior Court earlier this month.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
During Odom’s plea hearing in August, prosecutors presented evidence that Odom had methadone, methamphetamine, and amphetamine in his system and had been receiving methadone treatment for approximately two years.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of plea

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Guests will also receive a zine-style pamphlet with the same homespun appeal explaining each of the eight sections in RM’s words alongside a diagram of the room.

— Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Ives, a long-time champion of the AI trade, said those appeals shouldn’t worry investors looking at the sector’s long-term viability.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of appeal

Noun

Beauty, grace, freshness, naturalness, youth—all qualities which women have so often been reduced to.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
Given just how striking Paulson’s dress was, the actress opted to keep her accessories mostly minimal, save for a pair of dangling Swedish grace earrings courtesy of Engelbert.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

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