obsecration Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ob"se*cra"tion noun
Etymology
L. obsecratio: cf. F. obsecration.
Definitions
  1. The act of obsecrating or imploring; as, the obsecrations of the Litany, being those clauses beginning with "By." Bp. Stillingfeet. Shipley.
  2. (Rhet.) A figure of speech in which the orator implores the assistance of God or man.

Webster 1913