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  • 51obsecrate — obsecration, n. /ob si krayt /, v.t., obsecrated, obsecrating. to entreat solemnly; beseech; supplicate. [1590 1600; < L obsecratus (ptp. of obsecrare to supplicate), equiv. to ob OB + secr (comb. form of sacr , s. of sacer SACRED) + atus ATE1] * …

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  • 52Deacons — • The name means only minister or servant, and is employed in this sense both in the Septuagint (though only in the book of Esther, and in the New Testament Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Deacons      …

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  • 53beg — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. implore, beseech; ask alms. See poverty, request. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To ask earnestly or importunately] Syn. entreat, implore, beseech, ask, supplicate, crave, solicit, pray for, urge, plead, sue …

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  • 54beseech — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. beg, implore. See request. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. implore, importune, entreat; see beg 1 . See Synonym Study at beg . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. implore, plead, beg, solicit, pray, entreat …

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  • 55plead — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. allege, assert, state; take one s stand upon; beg, petition, urge, request. See vindication, lawsuit. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To beg] Syn. implore, beseech, solicit; see appeal 1 , ask 1 , beg 1 . 2.&#8230; …

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  • 56Pity — (Roget s Thesaurus) &LT; N PARAG:Pity &GT;N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 pity pity compassion commiseration Sgm: N 1 bowels bowels of compassion Sgm: N 1 sympathy sympathy fellow feeling tenderness yearning forbearance …

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  • 57ply — English has two distinct words ply, although ultimately they are related. The one meaning ‘fold, twist, layer’ [14], now mainly found in plywood [20] and in combinations such as twoply and three ply, comes from Old French pli, a derivative of the …

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  • 58obtest — v. a. 1. Beseech, implore, conjure, supplicate, beg, invoke, entreat, pray, solicit, importune, conjure, adjure. 2. Beg for, supplicate …

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  • 59plead — v 1. appeal, entreat, beg, beseech; supplicate, ask, apply for; seek, request, call for; appeal to, implore, Brit. Inf. prig; pray, petition, solicit, supplicate, obtest; adjure, conjure, Rare. sue; press, importune, demand. 2. argue against,&#8230; …

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  • 60просить — ПРОСИТЬ1, несов. (сов. попросить), кого что о чем, чего и с инф. Разговаривая с кем л., обращаться (обратиться) к кому л., настоятельно призывая удовлетворить какие л. нужды, какое л. желание, исполнить, соблюсти что л.; Син.: выпрашивать,&#8230; …

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