entreaty

Noun
  1. Earnest or urgent request (synset 107201488)
    "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"
    is a type of: asking, request - the verbal act of requesting
    subtypes:
    • adjuration - a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something
    • demagoguery, demagogy - impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace
    • plea, supplication - a humble request for help from someone in authority
    • solicitation - an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status
    • suit - a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank
    • courting, courtship, suit, wooing - a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
    same as: appeal, prayer

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