impetrative

impetrative

The priest offers an impetrative prayer for peace.

Definition
  1. Adjective (rare, formal):
    • Obtaining by entreaty: "impetrative" describes something that serves to obtain or secure a request through earnest pleading or supplication, especially in a religious or devotional context.
    • Pertaining to supplication: relating to the act of asking for something humbly and fervently.
Usage Examples
  • (A prayer intended to obtain a request through earnest pleading.)
  • (Her words, used to supplicate, were successful in obtaining a favour.)
  • (Offerings designed to secure divine favour through entreaty.)
Advanced Usage

  • "impetrative power": the ability to obtain something through pleading.

    • The saint was believed to have impetrative power over the sick. (The saint's prayers were thought to secure healing.)

  • "impetrative petition": a formal request made with urgency and humility.

    • The villagers submitted an impetrative petition to the local lord. (A petition that sought a favour through earnest supplication.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Impetrate (verb): to obtain by entreaty.

    • He impetrated a pardon from the governor. (He secured a pardon through earnest pleading.)

  • Impetration (noun): the act of obtaining by entreaty.

    • The impetration of peace required many days of negotiation. (The act of securing peace through pleading.)

  • Impetrative (adj): as defined above; also occasionally used as a synonym for "supplicatory."

Synonyms
  • Supplicatory: expressing a humble plea.
  • Entreating: making an earnest request.
  • Pleading: begging earnestly.
Phrasal Verbs
  • None directly; "impetrative" is not used in phrasal verb constructions.
Related Idioms

  • "to move heaven and earth": to make every possible effort, often through supplication.

    • She moved heaven and earth to get her son released, using impetrative prayers. (She used earnest pleading to achieve a difficult goal.)

  • "to beg, borrow, or steal": to obtain something by any means, including pleading.

    • The diplomat used impetrative arguments to secure the treaty. (The diplomat resorted to earnest entreaty to achieve the agreement.)