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intercessory

American  
[in-ter-ses-uh-ree] / ˌɪn tərˈsɛs ə ri /

adjective

  1. having the function of interceding.

    an intercessory prayer.


Etymology

Origin of intercessory

1570–80; < Medieval Latin intercessōrius, equivalent to Latin interced- ( see intercession) + -tōrius -tory 1, with dt > ss

Example Sentences

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Still, the intercessory bubble surrounding the faithful remained unpunctured.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2022

His wife Louise frequently leads the intercessory prayer and reads the weekly Scripture at Sunday services, and his daughters assist in ceremonial duties during church services as acolytes.

From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2017

Oh yes, and then there is the third co-author of the intercessory prayer study, lawyer Daniel Wirth.

From Time Magazine Archive

John Paul's Catholicism is suffused with intercessory prayer and its necessary premises, the supernatural and the miraculous.

From Time Magazine Archive

Every Christian ought to think much of intercessory prayer, and practise it greatly.

From The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel by Blaikie, William Garden