intercession

[in-ter-sesh-uhn]

noun

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.

4. Roman History.,  the interposing of a veto, as by a tribune.

intercession

/ ˌɪntəˈsɛʃən /

noun

1. the act or an instance of interceding

2. the act of interceding or offering petitionary prayer to God on behalf of others

3. such petitionary prayer

4. Roman history the interposing of a veto by a tribune or other magistrate

Other Word Forms

• intercessional adjective
• preintercession noun
• intercessor noun
• intercessorial adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of intercession¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of intercession¹

C16: from Latin intercessio; see _intercede

Example Sentences

Event organizers encouraged attendees to get civically engaged that night by joining small political action groups in neighborhoods scattered across Tarrant County, with specific interests such as “biblical citizenship” or “prayer and intercession.”

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"May the long-awaited peace in Kivu, in Congo, and across all of Africa come soon - through the intercession of the Virgin Mary and Blessed Floribert," said Pope Leo.

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Without his intercession, the Fire Nation plunged the world into a century of bloody conquests that began when they wiped out Aang’s entire culture, hoping to kill him, too.

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After beatification, a miracle attributed to the Ulmas’ intercession would be necessary for their eventual canonization, as the church’s sainthood process is called.

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“It’s a cry for intercession by the higher power: ‘Come by here, my lord.’”

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