impetration
Definition
Noun (countable/uncountable): - Obtaining something by request or entreaty: "impetration" refers to the act of obtaining something, especially through earnest asking or petitioning. - In religious contexts: the act of obtaining a favor or blessing through prayer or supplication.
Usage Examples
- (Obtaining something by repeated requests.)
- (Obtaining a blessing through prayer.)
Advanced Usage
"by impetration": as a result of obtaining through entreaty.
- The pardon was granted by impetration, not by right. (The pardon was obtained through pleading, not as a legal entitlement.)
"act of impetration": the specific action of petitioning for something.
- His act of impetration was so humble that it moved the king to generosity. (His earnest request was made with great humility.)
Variants and Related Words
Impetrate (verb): to obtain by request or entreaty.
- She managed to impetrate a delay from the judge. (She obtained a delay through earnest pleading.)
Impetrative (adjective): relating to or characterized by obtaining through entreaty.
- The impetrative nature of the petition was evident in its emotional language. (The petition was designed to obtain something through pleading.)
Synonyms
- Supplication: the act of asking humbly and earnestly.
- Entreaty: an earnest or humble request.
- Petition: a formal written request.
Related Idioms
- To move heaven and earth: to make every possible effort to obtain something.
- He moved heaven and earth in his impetration for clemency. (He made extreme efforts in his earnest request for mercy.)