petition

Noun
  1. A formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority (synset 106525357)
    is a type of: content, message, subject matter, substance - what a communication that is about something is about
    subtypes:
    same as: postulation, request
  2. Reverent petition to a deity (synset 107203790)
    is a type of: asking, request - the verbal act of requesting
    subtypes:
    • prayer wheel - a cylinder with prayers written on it; each revolution counts as uttering the prayers; used especially by Buddhists in Tibet
    • benediction, blessing - a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection
    • collect - a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England
    • commination - prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesday
    • deprecation - a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster
    • blessing, grace, thanksgiving - a short prayer of thanks before a meal
    • intercession - a prayer to God on behalf of another person
    • invocation, supplication - a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
    • requiescat - a prayer for the repose of the soul of a dead person
    same as: orison, prayer
Verb
  1. Write a petition for something to somebody;
    Request formally and in writing (synset 200756776)
    is a type of: ask for, bespeak, call for, quest, request - express the need or desire for
    subtypes: supplicate - make a humble, earnest petition

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