Ob"se*cra"tion (?), n. [L. obsecratio: cf. F. obsecration.]
1.
The act of obsecrating or imploring; as, the obsecrations of the Litany, being those clauses beginning with "By."
Bp. Stillingfeet. Shipley.
2. Rhet.
A figure of speech in which the orator implores the assistance of God or man.
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