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in·ter·ces·sion

(ĭn′tər-sĕsh′ən)

1. Entreaty in favor of another, especially a prayer or petition to God in behalf of another.

2. Mediation in a dispute.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin intercessiō, intercessiōn-, intervention, from intercessus, past participle of intercēdere, to intervene; see intercede.]

in′ter·ces′sion·al adj.

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intercession

(ˌɪntəˈsɛʃən)

1. the act or an instance of interceding

2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the act of interceding or offering petitionary prayer to God on behalf of others

3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) such petitionary prayer

4. (Historical Terms) Roman history the interposing of a veto by a tribune or other magistrate

[C16: from Latin intercessio; see intercede]

ˌinterˈcessional, ˌinterˈcessory adj

ˌinterˈcessor n

ˌintercesˈsorial adj

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in•ter•ces•sion

(ˌɪn tərˈsɛʃ ən)

n.

1. an act or instance of interceding.

2. an interposing or pleading on behalf of another person.

3. a prayer to God on behalf of another.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin intercessiō=intercēd(ere) to intercede + -tiō -tion]

in`ter•ces′sion•al, adj.

in`ter•ces′so•ry, adj.

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Noun	1.	intercession - a prayer to God on behalf of another person orison, petition, prayer - reverent petition to a deity
	2.	intercession - the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.); "it occurs without human intervention" intervention involvement, participation, involution, engagement - the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities" intermediation, mediation - the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement

intercession

noun pleading, prayer, intervention, plea, mediation, advocacy, solicitation, entreaty, good offices, supplication Many claimed to have been cured as a result of her intercessions.

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Translations

وِساطَه، شَفاعَه

přímluva

forbøn

Fürbitte

intercession

közbenjárás

meîalganga

intercessione

forbønn

intercessão

intervencia

aracılık etmeşefaat

调解

intercession

[ˌɪntəˈseʃən] N → intercesión f, mediación f

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intercession

[ˌɪntə^rˈsɛʃ^ən] n → intercession f

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intercession

n → Fürsprache f; (in argument) → Vermittlung f

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intercession

[ˌɪntəˈsɛʃ/ən] n → intercessione f

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intercede

(intəˈsiːd) verb

1. to try to put an end to a fight, argument etc between two people, countries etc. All attempts to intercede between the two nations failed.

2. to try to persuade someone not to do something to someone else. The condemned murderer's family interceded (with the President) on his behalf.

ˌinterˈcession (-ˈseʃən) noun

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Then imagining that, if he embraced the Catholic faith, the intercession of the missionaries, with the entreaties of his wife and children, might procure him a pardon, he desired a Jesuit to hear his confession, and abjured his errors.

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'I'm not going to defile my fingers with him,' said I, in answer to the maternal intercession. 'I wouldn't touch him with the tongs.'

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Considering the relative ages of the two ladies, the aunt's chance, in the ordinary course of nature, of receiving the ten thousand pounds, was thus rendered doubtful in the extreme; and Madame Fosco resented her brother's treatment of her as unjustly as usual in such cases, by refusing to see her niece, and declining to believe that Miss Fairlie's intercession had ever been exerted to restore her name to Mr.

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For seven years afterwards he remained, at the strong intercession of his friends, comparatively quiet; saving that he, every now and then, took occasion to display his zeal for the Protestant faith in some extravagant proceeding which was the delight of its enemies; and saving, besides, that he was formally excommunicated by the Archbishop of Canterbury, for refusing to appear as a witness in the Ecclesiastical Court when cited for that purpose.

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On Noureddin's return Khacan pretended to be about to slay him, but yielding to his wife's intercession, said to his son:

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Kasatsky entered the monastery on the feast of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin.

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But this intercession seemed to rekindle the general.

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And further, through the gracious intercession of Her Majesty, Queen Eleanor, we do offer you full pardon for all your past crimes-

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Isabel, at Miss Pink's intercession, was induced to accept her lover's excuses, and, in the event of her favorable reception by Hardyman's parents at the farm, to give her consent (not very willingly even yet) to hastening the ceremony which was to make her Hardyman's wife.

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My one last hope of success in attaining this object lay in approaching her indirectly through the intercession of her father.

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I had by many letters and much importunity, and with the intercession of my mother too, had a second return of some goods from my brother (as I now call him) in Virginia, to make up the damage of the cargo I brought away with me, and this too was upon the condition of my sealing a general release to him, and to send it him by his correspondent at Bristol, which, though I thought hard of, yet I was obliged to promise to do.

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At his intercession, and through his influence, Frank, Cecil, and Arthur were received on the foundation of a well-reputed grammar-school.