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rogation

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ROGATION

n.[L. rogatio; rogo, to ask. ] 1. Litany; supplication.
He perfecteth the rogations or litanies before in use.
2. In Roman jurisprudence, the demand by the consuls or tribunes, of a law to be passed by the people.

 

ROGATION-WEEK

n.The second week before Whitsunday, thus called from the three fasts observed therein; viz, on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, called rogation-days, because of the extraordinary prayers then made for the fruits of the earth, or as a preparation for the devotion of the Holy Thursday.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ROGATION

Ro *ga "tion, n. Etym: [L. rogatio, fr. rogare, rogatum, to ask, beg, supplicate: cf. F. rogation. Cf. Abrogate, Arrogant, Probogue.]

 

1. (Rom. Antiq.)

 

Defn: The demand, by the consuls or tribunes, of a law to be passed by the people; a proposed law or decree.

 

2. (Eccl.)

 

Defn: Litany; supplication. He perfecteth the rogations or litanies before in use. Hooker. Rogation days (Eccl.), the three days which immediately precede Ascension Day; -- so called as being days on which the people, walking in procession, sang litanies of special supplication. -- Rogation flower (Bot. ), a European species of milkwort (Polygala vulgaris ); -- so called from its former use for garlands in Rogation week. Dr. Prior. -- Rogation week, the second week before Whitsunday, in which the Rogation days occur.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

rogation

ro ga tion |rōˈgāSHən roʊˈɡeɪʃən | ▶noun [ usu. as modifier ] (in the Christian Church ) a solemn supplication consisting of the litany of the saints chanted on the three days before Ascension Day: Rogation Week. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin rogatio (n- ), from rogare ‘ask. ’

 

Rogation Days

Ro ga tion Days |roʊˈɡeɪʃn | (in the Western Christian Church ) the three days before Ascension Day, traditionally marked by fasting and prayer, particularly for the blessing of the harvest (after the pattern of pre-Christian rituals ).

 

Rogation Sunday

Ro ga tion Sun day ▶noun the Sunday preceding the Rogation Days.

 

Rogationtide

Ro ¦ga ¦tion |tide |rə (ʊ )ˈgeɪʃ (ə )ntʌɪd | ▶noun the period of the Rogation Days.

 

Oxford Dictionary

rogation

rogation |rə (ʊ )ˈgeɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ usu. as modifier ] (in the Christian Church ) a solemn supplication consisting of the litany of the saints chanted on the three days before Ascension Day: Rogation Week. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin rogatio (n- ), from rogare ‘ask ’.

 

Rogation Days

Rogation Days |rəʊˈɡeɪʃndeɪz | (in the Western Christian Church ) the three days before Ascension Day, traditionally marked by fasting and prayer, particularly for the blessing of the harvest (after the pattern of pre-Christian rituals ).

 

Rogation Sunday

Rogation Sun ¦day ▶noun the Sunday preceding the Rogation Days.

 

Rogationtide

Ro ¦ga ¦tion |tide |rə (ʊ )ˈgeɪʃ (ə )ntʌɪd | ▶noun the period of the Rogation Days.

 

Duden Dictionary

Rogationes

Ro ga ti o nes Pluralwort Geschichte , die |Rogati o nes |die Rogationes (Plural ) in der katholischen Kirche die drei Bitttage vor Christi Himmelfahrt, an denen Bittprozessionen abgehalten wurden