- the act or an instance of interceding
- the act of interceding or offering petitionary prayer to God on behalf of others
- such petitionary prayer
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in•ter•ces•sion /ˌɪntɚˈsɛʃən/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- [uncountable] an act or instance of interceding.
- an act of pleading on behalf of another person:[countable]intercessions on behalf of the condemned criminal.
in•ter•ces•sion
(in′tər sesh′ən),USA pronunciation n.
in′ter•ces′sion•al, adj.
- an act or instance of interceding.
- an interposing or pleading on behalf of another person.
- a prayer to God on behalf of another.
- Ancient History[Rom. Hist.]the interposing of a veto, as by a tribune.
- Latin intercessiōn- (stem of intercessiō), equivalent. to intercess(us) past participle of intercēdere to intercede (equivalent. to interced- variant stem + -tus past participle suffix, with -dt-
-ss-) + -iōn- -ion - late Middle English 1400–50
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intercession /ˌɪntəˈsɛʃən/ n
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