intercession
1. a prayer to God on behalf of another person • Hypernyms: prayer, petition, orison 2. the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.) - it occurs without human intervention • Syn: intervention • Derivationally related forms: intercede, intervene (for: intervention) • Hypernyms: engagement, participation, involvement, involution • Hyponyms: mediation, intermediation
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