comprecation

English

Etymology

From Latin comprecatio, from comprecari (“to pray to”). See precarious.

Noun

comprecation (countable and uncountable, plural comprecations)

1. (obsolete) The act of praying together.
   • 1651, John Wilkins, A discourse concerning the gift of prayer: shewing what it is, wherein it consists and how far it is attainable by industry:

     Comprecation for spiritual good things

References

• “comprecation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• recompaction