intercession

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a prayer to God on behalf of another person
  2. noun the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)

Etymology

First attested in the early 15th Century. From Middle French intercession, from Old French intercession, from Latin intercessiō, from intercēdō, from inter- (“between”) + cēdō (“to go”) (English cede), literally “go-between”.

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