NOUN | communication | intercession | a prayer to God on behalf of another person |
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act | intercession, intervention | the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.) |
Sounds | ih.nerseh'shahn; ih.nterseh'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | A prayer to God on behalf of another person. | |
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Broader | prayer, petition, orison | reverent petition to a deity |
Spanish | intercesión | |
Catalan | intercessió |
Meaning | The act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.). | |
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Synonym | intervention | |
Narrower | mediation, intermediation | The act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement |
Broader | engagement, participation, involvement, involution | The act of sharing in the activities of a group |
Spanish | intervención | |
Catalan | intervenció | |
Verbs | intercede | act between parties with a view to reconciling differences |
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