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rogation

[ roh-gey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. Usually rogations. Ecclesiastical. solemn supplication, especially as chanted during procession on the three days Rogation Days before Ascension Day.
  2. Roman History.
    1. the proposing by the consuls or tribunes of a law to be passed by the people.
    2. a law so proposed.


rogation

/ əʊˈɡɪʃə /

noun

  1. usually plural Christianity a solemn supplication, esp in a form of ceremony prescribed by the Church
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rogation1

1350–1400; Middle English rogacio ( u ) n < Latin Dzپō- (stem of Dzپō ), equivalent to Dz ( us ) (past participle of Dz to ask, beg) + -ō- -ion
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rogation1

C14: from Latin Dzپō , from Dz to ask, make supplication
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We have replaced that heathen chant by another, and our cathedrals reverberate constantly with the musical rogation, "We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord," uttered more than a score of times.

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Carry it with you in your rogation to Santa Barbara this evening, and I will stand here and pray for you.”

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To prevent the Tribune from putting these rogations to the vote, the Consuls declared a justitium, during which no business could be legally transacted.

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Meanwhile the unspeakable bigot, Philip, was wasting his time in processions, rogations, and fasts, for the relief of the town, while he stirred no finger to help it in any effective manner.

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In Gaul about the year 452, S. Mamertus bishop of Vienne appointed solemn litanies to be recited on the three rogation days.

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rogalloRogation Days