apprecation

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noun

Earnest prayer; devout wish.

OriginLatin apprecari →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounapprecation (plural apprecations)

plural apprecations

  1. obsoleteEarnest prayer; devout wish.

    A ſolemne apprecation of good succeſſe.

    1609, Bishop Joseph Hall, The Arte of Divine Meditation

Origin

  1. Latinapprecari“to pray to”
  2. Englishapprecation

From Latin apprecari (“to pray to”), from ad + precari (“to pray”), from prex, precis (“prayer”).

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