Etymology

rogation

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Today it means: A deeply serious and somber prayer or entreaty. Full definition →

Latin rogātiō
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromrogātiō
  2. English todayrogation

Borrowed from Latin rogātiō, from rogō (“request”). By surface analysis, Latin rog- + -ate + -ion.

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