rogation

Definitions


[rə(ʊ)ˈɡeɪʃn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- (in the Christian Church) a solemn supplication consisting of the litany of the saints chanted on the three days before Ascension Day
(e.g: Rogation Week)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin rogatio(n-), from rogare ‘ask’




definition by Oxford Dictionaries