intercession
noun
in·ter·ces·sion
ˌin-tər-ˈse-shən 
1
: the act of interceding
2
: prayer, petition, or entreaty in favor of another
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In 1999, for instance, as the fourth Indo-Pakistani war was drawing to a close, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif flew to Washington to seek American intercession.
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Sumit Ganguly, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2019
In El Greco’s paintings, the possibility of divine intercession is always in play.
—Washington Post, 29 June 2023
After this step, the Vatican has to approve of a miracle attributed to the intercession of the potential saint.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 24 June 2023
Some see them as shelters for souls separated violently from their bodies, others as places where the living can pray to the dead for intercession with the divine.
—Maggie Shipstead Anthony Cotsifas, New York Times, 10 May 2023
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Sumit Ganguly, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2019
In El Greco’s paintings, the possibility of divine intercession is always in play.
—Washington Post, 29 June 2023
After this step, the Vatican has to approve of a miracle attributed to the intercession of the potential saint.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 24 June 2023
Some see them as shelters for souls separated violently from their bodies, others as places where the living can pray to the dead for intercession with the divine.
—Maggie Shipstead Anthony Cotsifas, New York Times, 10 May 2023
See all Example Sentences for intercession
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