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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvoːr.spraːk/
- Hyphenation: voor‧spraak
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch voresprake.
Noun
voorspraak f (uncountable)
- (Christianity) intercession before God
- (historical, archaic) advocacy
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch voresprake.
Noun
voorspraak m (plural voorspraken)
- (Christianity, dated) divine advocate, intercessor
- (historical, archaic) advocate, pleader, intercessor