petition
English Thesaurus
1. a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | application, |
| definition | : | a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | demand, |
| definition | : | an urgent or peremptory request (noun.communication) |
2. reverent petition to a deity (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | asking, request, |
| definition | : | the verbal act of requesting (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | prayer wheel, |
| definition | : | a cylinder with prayers written on it; each revolution counts as uttering the prayers; used especially by Buddhists in Tibet (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | benediction, blessing, |
| definition | : | a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | collect, |
| definition | : | a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | commination, |
| definition | : | prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesday (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | deprecation, |
| definition | : | a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | intercession, |
| definition | : | a prayer to God on behalf of another person (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | invocation, supplication, |
| definition | : | a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | requiescat, |
| definition | : | a prayer for the repose of the soul of a dead person (noun.communication) |
3. write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing (verb.communication)
| hyponym | : | supplicate, |
| definition | : | make a humble, earnest petition (verb.communication) |
4. a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | request, |
| definition | : | ask (a person) to do something (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | petition, |
| definition | : | write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | petitionary, |
| definition | : | of the nature of or expressing a petition (adj.all) |
5. reverent petition to a deity (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | pray, |
| definition | : | address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer (verb.communication) |
6. write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | petition, postulation, request, |
| definition | : | a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | petitioner, suer, |
| definition | : | someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right (noun.person) |
7. a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | request, |
| definition | : | ask (a person) to do something (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | petition, |
| definition | : | write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | petitionary, |
| definition | : | of the nature of or expressing a petition (adj.all) |
8. reverent petition to a deity (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | pray, |
| definition | : | address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer (verb.communication) |
9. write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | petition, postulation, request, |
| definition | : | a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | petitioner, suer, |
| definition | : | someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right (noun.person) |
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