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intercession

[ in-ter-sesh-uh n ]
/ ˌɪn tərˈsɛʃ ən /
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noun

an act or instance of interceding.
an interposing or pleading on behalf of another person.
a prayer to God on behalf of another.
Roman History. the interposing of a veto, as by a tribune.

RELATED WORDS

appeal, request, petition, prayer, intervention

Nearby words

  1. intercellular canaliculus,
  2. intercensal,
  3. intercept,
  4. interception,
  5. interceptor,
  6. intercessor,
  7. intercessory,
  8. interchange,
  9. interchangeable,
  10. interchurch

Origin of intercession

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin intercessiōn- (stem of intercessiō), equivalent to intercess(us) past participle of intercēdere to intercede (equivalent to interced- variant stem + -tus past participle suffix, with -dt- > -ss-) + -iōn- -ion
Related formsin·ter·ces·sion·al, adjectivepre·in·ter·ces·sion, noun
Can be confusedintercession intersession
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British Dictionary definitions for intercession

intercession

/ (ˌɪntəˈsɛʃən) /

noun

the act or an instance of interceding
the act of interceding or offering petitionary prayer to God on behalf of others
such petitionary prayer
Roman history the interposing of a veto by a tribune or other magistrate
Derived Formsintercessional or intercessory, adjectiveintercessor, nounintercessorial, adjective

Word Origin for intercession

C16: from Latin intercessio; see intercede
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Word Origin and History for intercession

intercession

n.

early 15c., "act of interceding," from Latin intercessionem (nominative intercessio) "a going between," noun of action from past participle stem of intercedere (see intercede). The modern sense was not in classical Latin.

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