supplication

noun5

1. •
   An act of supplicating; a humble request.

   • If Trump defies the Court, there is little to restrain him from acting as an autocrat, given the supplication of Republicans in Congress. — 2025
2. •
   du'a', minor or private prayer performed individually.
3. •
   A prayer or entreaty to a god.
4. •
   (historical) In Ancient Rome, a solemn service or day decreed for giving formal thanks to the gods for victory, etc.
5. •
   The process by which a doctorate at Oxford university is officially requested after a thesis has been approved.