| NOUN | communication | petition, request, postulation | a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority |
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| communication | petition, prayer, orison | reverent petition to a deity | |
| VERB | communication | petition | write a petition for something to somebody |
| Sounds | pahtih'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority. | |
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| Synonyms | request, postulation | |
| Narrower | application | A verbal or written request for assistance or employment / employment or admission to a school |
| demand | An urgent or peremptory request | |
| solicitation, appeal, collection, ingathering | request for a sum of money | |
| Broader | message, content, subject matter, substance | What a communication that is about something is about |
| Spanish | demanda, instancia, pedido, petición, solicitud | |
| Catalan | instància, petició, sol·licitud | |
| Adjectives | petitionary | of the nature of or expressing a petition |
| Verbs | petition | write a petition for something to somebody |
| Meaning | reverent petition to a deity. | |
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| Synonyms | prayer, orison | |
| Narrower | benediction, blessing | A ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection |
| collect | A short / short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England | |
| commination | prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners | |
| deprecation | A prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster | |
| grace, blessing, thanksgiving | A short prayer of thanks before a meal / 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 | |
| prayer wheel | A cylinder with prayers written on it | |
| requiescat | A prayer for the repose of the soul of a dead person | |
| Broader | request, asking | The verbal / verbal / verbal act of requesting / requesting / requesting |
| Spanish | comunión, oración, petición | |
| Catalan | comunió, oració, pregària | |
| Meaning | Write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Model | They petition to move | |
| Narrower | supplicate | make a humble, earnest petition |
| Broader | request, ask for, bespeak, call for, quest | Express the need or desire for |
| Spanish | dirigir una instancia, presentar una petición, solicitar | |
| Catalan | presentar una instància, sol·licitar | |
| Nouns | petition | a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority |
| petitioner | someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right | |
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