Supplication

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. The act of supplicating; humble and earnest prayer, as in worship.

2. A humble petition; an earnest request; an entreaty.

3. A religious solemnity observed in consequence of some military success, and also, in times of distress and danger, to avert the anger of the gods.

Synonyms: Entreaty; petition; solicitation; craving.