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Meaning of Intercession | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. The act of intervening or mediating between two parties.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A prayer to God on behalf of another person; especially, such a prayer offered by a heavenly saint on behalf of a mere mortal who has prayed to the saint for such help.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Bosanski zagovor
Català intercessió
Dansk forbøn
Español intercesión
Suomi esirukous
Français intercession
Gaeilge idirghuí
עברית תפילה
Hrvatski zagovor
Italiano intercessione
ქართული ქომაგობა
Nederlands voorspraak
Português intercessão
Српски zagovor
Svenska förbön
Türkçe şefaat

Examples

“Lady Marchmont found her companions in no mood for discourse. Her husband was asleep, and Ethel's languid voice was scarcely audible when she forced a reply to some trilling question; and Henrietta could perceive, from the convulsive movement, and from the short suppressed sob, that she was weeping. When they arrived at home, the light showed Ethel so pale, so worn out, that she thought all attempt at any intercession were best deferred to the morrow. It must, also, be confessed, that she felt too weary for much eloquence as a pleader.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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