intercession

noun
🔊/ˌɪntəˈseʃn/
🔊/ˌɪntərˈseʃn/
[uncountable, countable, usually plural] (formal)
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  1. intercession (with somebody/something) (for/on behalf of somebody/something) the act of speaking to somebody in order to persuade them to be kind to somebody else or to help settle an argument (为某人)说情;(向某人)求情synonym intervention
    • He was released owing to English intercession with the French.由于英国对法国的代祷,他被释放。
    • the intercession of a priest神父的代祷
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  2. intercession (with somebody/something) (for/on behalf of somebody/something) the act of saying a prayer for somebody/something; a prayer that is said for somebody/something
    • prayers of intercession for her healing为她的康复代祷
    • The church service comprised readings, reflections and intercessions.教堂的礼拜包括阅读,反思和代祷。