Category:Obsecration

Ob"se*cra"tion, n. Etym: [l. obsecratio: cf. F. obsecration.]

1. The act of obsecrating or imploring; as, the obsecrations of the Litany, being those clauses beginning with "by." Bp. Stillingfeet. Shipley.

2. (rhet.)

Defn: a figure of speech in which the orator implores the assistance Of god or man.