intercession
11Intercession — Distinguish from inter session , i.e. between sessions. Intercession, in both Christianity and Islam, is a prayer to God on behalf of another person. The nature of intercession in Judaism is disputed. Christianity In Christian practice,… …
12Intercession — Une intercession, à ne pas confondre avec une intersession, est une démarche en faveur de quelqu un. Les synonymes possibles sont intervenir, agir en faveur de quelqu un. Dans la tradition catholique, la prière d intercession consiste en une… …
13INTERCESSION — s. f. Prière, action d intercéder. Puissante, faible intercession. L intercession des saints. Demander quelque chose à Dieu par l intercession de la sainte Vierge, etc. J ai employé l intercession d un tel …
14INTERCESSION — n. f. Action d’intercéder. Puissante intercession. L’intercession des saints. Demander quelque chose à Dieu par l’intercession de la Sainte Vierge. J’ai employé l’intercession d’un tel …
15intercession — (in tèr sè sion ; en vers, de cinq syllabes) s. f. Action d intercéder. Puissante, faible intercession. • Ce qu il y avait à craindre pour les ignorants, c était qu ils ne fissent l invocation des saints trop semblable à celle de Dieu, et leur… …
16intercession — Prayer [[➝ prayer]] on behalf of another person or group of people; it has a long history in the Bible, from Abraham pleading for Sodom (Gen. 18:22–33), Moses on behalf of the enslaved Israelites (Exod. 5:22–3), the prophets (Amos 7:1–6), and… …
17intercession — [[t]ɪ̱ntə(r)se̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] intercessions N VAR Intercession is the act of interceding with someone. [FORMAL] There was always the possibility that his intercession could be of help to the tribe... Many claimed to have been cured as a result of the …
18intercession — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin intercession , intercessio, from intercedere Date: 15th century 1. the act of interceding 2. prayer, petition, or entreaty in favor of another • intercessional …
19intercession — intercessional, adj. /in teuhr sesh euhn/, n. 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. Rom. Hist. the interposing of a veto, as by a tribune.… …
20Intercession — A type of prayer or a petition on behalf of others. Such prayer, implicit or explicit, forms part of almost all Christian worship, particularly all the traditional forms of the Liturgy of the Eucharist. Intercession may be made 1. in words of… …
