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The act of obsecrating or imploring; as, the obsecrations of the Litany, being those clauses beginning with "By."

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  1. n. The act of obsecrating or imploring; as, the obsecrations of the Litany, being those clauses beginning with "By."
  2. n. A figure of speech in which the orator implores the assistance of God or man.
  3. 1. The act of obsecrating or imploring; as, the obsecrations of the Litany, being those clauses beginning with "By." Bp. Stillingfeet. Shipley. 2. (Rhet.) A figure of speech in which the orator implores the assistance of God or man.
  4. A figure of speech in which the orator implores the assistanceof God or man.
  5. n. The act of obsecrating or imploring; as, the obsecrations of the Litany, being those clauses beginning with "By." n. A figure of speech in which the orator implores the assistance of God or man.