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Definition of Intercession
1. Noun. A prayer to God on behalf of another person.
2. Noun. The act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.). "It occurs without human intervention"
Generic synonyms: Engagement, Involution, Involvement, Participation
Specialized synonyms: Intermediation, Mediation
Derivative terms: Intercede, Intervene
Definition of Intercession
1. n. The act of interceding; mediation; interposition between parties at variance, with a view to reconcilation; prayer, petition, or entreaty in favor of, or (less often) against, another or others.
Definition of Intercession
1. Noun. The act of intervening or mediating between two parties ¹
2. Noun. A prayer to God on behalf of another person ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Intercession
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Intercession
Literary usage of Intercession
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life: Adapted to All Orders of Christians by William Law, Howard Malcolm (1835)
"THAT intercession is a great and necessary part of Christian devotion, is very
evident from Scripture. The first followers of Christ seem to support all ..."
2. The Works of John Owen by John Owen (1826)
"His intercession being eminently effectual also to the same end and ... This farther
proved from the typical intercession of the Judaical high-priest. ..."
3. An exposition of the Creed by John Pearson (1857)
"34- will he heareth us; and whereas we blow not what tee should pray for as we
ought, the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groaning» which ..."
4. The History of Our Lord as Exemplified in Works of Art: With that of His by Jameson (Anna), Elizabeth Rigby Eastlake (1872)
"THE wounds of our Lord, as the types of the doctrine of intercession, afforded the
... The class of pictures which go by the name of intercession are ..."
5. The History of Our Lord as Exemplified in Works of Art: With that of His by Jameson (Anna), Elizabeth Rigby Eastlake (1872)
"THE wounds of onr Lord, as the types of the doctrine of intercession, afforded the
... The class of pictures which go by the name of intercession are ..."
6. Theology: Explained and Defended, in a Series of Sermons by Timothy Dwight (1839)
"HIS intercession. HEBREWS vii. 24, 26.—But this man, because he continueth ever,
... The intercession of Christ, therefore, is here declared to be real; ..."
7. The Papers of James Madison: Purchased by Order of the Congress, Being His by James Madison (1840)
"He backs his intercession, however, with the desire of the King and ... The judgment
formed of this intercession, by different members, is very different. ..."
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