intercession
Senso (Inglese)
- (countable, uncountable) The act of intervening or mediating between two parties.
- (countable, uncountable) A prayer to God on behalf of another person; especially, such a prayer offered by a heavenly saint on behalf of a mere mortal who has prayed to the saint for such help.
Concetti
sinonimi
smoothing over
acting as a middle-man
inntermediateness
Traduzioni
Etimologia (Inglese)
In summary
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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