01 n. The act of obsecrating or imploring; as, the obsecrations of the Litany, being those clauses beginning with “By.”
-
1.
The act of obsecrating or imploring; as, the obsecrations of the Litany, being those clauses beginning with “By.”
-
2.
A figure of speech in which the orator implores the assistance of God or man.(Rhet.)