beseechment

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English

Etymology

From beseech +‎ -ment.

Noun

beseechment (countable and uncountable, plural beseechments)

  1. The act of beseeching; imploration.
    • a. 1680, Thomas Goodwin, The Work of the Holy Ghost in Our Salvation:
      Which beseechment denotes not only their Gracious Condescention , or meer , desire to us , but loudly speaks the absolute necessity of our appointment

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