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Definition of Intercessions
1. intercession [n] - See also: intercession
Lexicographical Neighbors of Intercessions
Literary usage of Intercessions
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of George Bull: D. D., Lord Bishop of St. David's by George Bull, Edward Burton, Robert Nelson (1827)
"... that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of
thanks, be made for all men ; for kings, and for all that are in authority; ..."
2. The Puritans: Or, The Church, Court, and Parliament of England, During the by Samuel Hopkins (1861)
"intercessions OF KINO JAMES, OF SIB FRANCIS KNOLLYS, ADD OF DOCTORS AT CAMBRIDGE,
UNAVAILING. 1590-1592. To avoid exciting suspicion, the Puritans arranged ..."
3. The History of Fiction: Being a Critical Account of the Most Celebrated by John Colin Dunlop (1816)
"... in spite of his intercessions, was sent by his son ta the hospital. The cruelty
of this conduct made a great noise in the city, and the son, ..."
4. The Literary Diary of Ezra Stiles: Ed. Under the Authority of the by Ezra Stiles (1901)
"I commit myself to your Friendship & Candor, and ask your intercessions at the
Throne of Grace for, Gentlemen, Your most obed' & very hum. serv'. ..."
5. The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor: With a Life of the Author by Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber (1822)
"intercessions: II. The Qualifications of them that pray : III. The Fitness of
Time for Prayer. THE order laid down in the beginning carries me to the fourth ..."
6. Communion with God: Extempore Prayer, Its Principles, Preparation, and Practice by Marshall P. Talling (1902)
"... prayers, intercessions and giving of thanks for all men, we beseech Thee to
receive these our prayers which we offer humbly to Thy Divine Majesty. ..."
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