rogación

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rogātiōnem. Cognate with English rogation.

Noun

rogación f (plural rogaciones)

  1. prayer, begging
    • 2016 March, “El Nazareno de la serena mirada”, in Prensa Libre:
      Otro hecho que refuta las anteriores hipótesis de su origen, según Rodas, es que la primera procesión documentada de la imagen fue en 1733 para una novena de rogación pidiendo el cese de una peste de viruela.
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