obsecration \ob`se*cra"tion\ ([o^]b`s[-e]*kr[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.
[L. obsecratio: cf. F. obsecration.]
1. The act of obsecrating or imploring; as, the obsecrations
of the Litany, being those clauses beginning with "By."
--Bp. Stillingfeet. --Shipley.
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2. (Rhet.) A figure of speech in which the orator implores
the assistance of God or man.
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