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Meaning of "petitionary" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PETITIONARY

petitionary  [pəˈtɪʃənərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PETITIONARY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Petitionary is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PETITIONARY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Supplication

Supplication is a form of prayer, wherein one party humbly or earnestly asks another party to provide something, either for the party who is doing the supplicating or on behalf of someone else. Supplication is a theme of earliest antiquity, embodied in the Iliad as the prayers of Chryses for the return of his daughter, and of Priam for the dead body of his son, Hector. Richard Martin notes repeated references to suppliants throughout the poem, including warriors begging to be spared by the Greeks on the battlefield. In Christianity, the prayer of supplication for health by and on behalf of the sick is referenced in early Christian writings in the New Testament, especially James 5:13-16. One example of supplication is the Catholic ritual of novena wherein one repeatedly asks for the same favor over a period of nine days. This ritual began in Spain during the Middle Ages when a nine-day period of hymns and prayers led up to a Christmas feast, a period which ended with gift giving. A contemporary Christian example of supplication is the practice of the Daily Prayer for Peace by the Community of Christ where a member prays for peace each day at a specified time.

Definition of petitionary in the English dictionary

The first definition of petitionary in the dictionary is of the nature of or expressing a written document signed by a large number of people demanding some form of action from a government or other authority. Other definition of petitionary is petitioning; entreating. Petitionary is also of the nature of a formal application in writing made to a court asking for some specific judicial action.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PETITIONARY


deflationary
dɪˈfleɪʃənərɪ
disinflationary
ˌdɪsɪnˈfleɪʃənərɪ
disquisitionary
ˌdɪskwɪˈzɪʃənərɪ
expeditionary
ˌɛkspɪˈdɪʃənərɪ
geostationary
ˌdʒiːəʊˈsteɪʃənərɪ
inflationary
ɪnˈfleɪʃənərɪ
libationary
laɪˈbeɪʃənərɪ
missionary
ˈmɪʃənərɪ
nonstationary
ˌnɒnˈsteɪʃənərɪ
nutritionary
njuːˈtrɪʃənərɪ
probationary
prəˈbeɪʃənərɪ
reflationary
riːˈfleɪʃənərɪ
repetitionary
ˌrɛpɪˈtɪʃənərɪ
seditionary
sɪˈdɪʃənərɪ
stationary
ˈsteɪʃənərɪ
stationery
ˈsteɪʃənərɪ
suppositionary
ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃənərɪ
traditionary
trəˈdɪʃənərɪ
transitionary
trænˈzɪʃənərɪ
tuitionary
tjʊˈɪʃənərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PETITIONARY

petit four
petit juror
petit jury
petit larcenist
petit larceny
petit mal
petit point
petite
petite bourgeoisie
petiteness
petitio
petitio principii
petition
petitioner
petitionings
petitionist
petitory
petits bourgeois
petits fours
petits pois

WORDS THAT END LIKE PETITIONARY

accretionary
cardiopulmonary
cautionary
confectionary
coronary
counter-revolutionary
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discretionary
evolutionary
exclusionary
expansionary
ordinary
post-Revolutionary
precautionary
pulmonary
reactionary
reversionary
revisionary
revolutionary
visionary

Synonyms and antonyms of petitionary in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «petitionary» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PETITIONARY

Find out the translation of petitionary to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of petitionary from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «petitionary» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

请愿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

petitorio
570 millions of speakers

English

petitionary
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रार्थना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

petitionary
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

просительной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

petitório
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনুনয়সূচক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pétitionnaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Petisyen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

petitionary
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

嘆願の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

청원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Petisi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cầu nguyện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விண்ணப்பம் சார்ந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

याचिकादार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

petitionary
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

di petizione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

petitionary
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прохальною
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

petiționare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παρακλητικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

smekend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Ansöknings
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

petitionary
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of petitionary

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PETITIONARY»

The term «petitionary» is used very little and occupies the 153.068 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PETITIONARY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «petitionary» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «petitionary» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about petitionary

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PETITIONARY»

Discover the use of petitionary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to petitionary and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Knocking on Heaven's Door: A New Testament Theology of ...
How are we to understand petitionary prayer? This is a key question for any thoughtful believer who desires to take both the Bible and experience seriously.
David Crump, 2006
2
Determinism and petitionary prayer in John and the Dead Sea ...
Tukasi explores the theme of the determinism as articulated in the Rule of the Community and the Fourth Gospel with the aim of uncovering the relevance of petitionary prayer within each book.
Emmanuel O. Tukasi, 2008
3
Readings in the Philosophy of Religion, second edition
The technical name for such prayer is “impetration”; I am going to refer to it by the more familiar designation “petitionary prayer.” There are, of course, many important kinds of prayer which are not requests; for example, most of what is ...
Kelly James Clark, 2008
4
The Psychology of Religion, Fourth Edition: An Empirical ...
PETITIONARY PRAYER As noted above, petitionary prayer is the most common kind of prayer offered, and though it is treated negatively by some religionists, others have repeatedly averred that “petition is the heart of prayer” (Capps, 1982, p.
Ralph W. Hood, Jr., Peter C. Hill, Bernard Spilka, 2009
5
Referring to God: Jewish and Christian Perspectives
Jerome Gellman y topic is 'petitionary prayer' in Judaism. There are two kinds of Jewish prayers we may call 'petitionary.' One kind consists of the fixed, prescribed prayers of the daily liturgy, chiefly in the amidah or 'standing' prayer. These are ...
Paul Helm, 2013
6
What are We Doing when We Pray?: On Prayer and the Nature of ...
In fact it could only accommodate petitionary prayers for trifling matters that have no effect on the overall goodness of the world. In fact, as Murray points out, ' prayers for trifling things are the very prayers that God does not answer. ... Rather  ...
Vincent Brümmer, 2008
7
The Jesus Connection: A Christian Spirituality
In this thoughtful, practical guide, Linn shows the importance of building a personal relationship with Jesus and explains how the Holy Spirit, prayer, discipline, and the church fit into a truly Christian spirituality.
Jan G Linn, 1997
8
John Macquarrie, a Master of Theology
4 To avoid this charge and to root his understanding of prayer in the ordinary practices of the faithful, he turns his attention to petitionary prayer, perhaps the most common form of prayer. Petitionary Prayer Petitionary prayer is asking God for ...
Owen F. Cummings, 2002
9
D.Z. Phillips' Contemplative Philosophy of Religion: ...
This collection presents a critical discussion and exploration of the late D.Z. Phillips' contemplative approach in the philosophy of religion.
Assoc Prof Andy F Sanders, 2013
10
The Nature of Love: A Theology
Most Christians believe their prayers really make a difference to God, including influencing at least sometimes how God acts. Petitionary prayer cannot genuinely influence the God of conventional theologies, however, because the God of ...
Thomas Jay Oord, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PETITIONARY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term petitionary is used in the context of the following news items.
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Arriving at Amen: A Review With Prayer Perspectives
I'll admit that petitionary prayers are sort of my go-to prayers. I memorized the basics of my childhood, but being the writer I am, most of my ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
2
Resolution For Summer Hours Still Not Memorialized
... a parliamentary motion and includes legislative motions, budgetary motions, supplementary budgetary motions, and petitionary motions. «Roselle Park News, Jun 15»
3
The powerful question of religion
What was interesting is that Petitionary prayer was not correlated to any quality of life indices. Therefore if you are asking for something, you ... «Daily News & Analysis, May 15»
4
Arriving at Amen: An Interview with Leah Libresco
Cry Woof: In your chapter on petitionary prayer, you write about praying for fictional characters. Now, I can understand being moved to prayer ... «Patheos, May 15»
5
Is God “A Being” Or “Being Itself?”
That is, it undermines petitionary prayer which Schleiermacher, understandably because of his philosophical influences, called “immature ... «Patheos, May 15»
6
A Dominican Friar Found My Book “Pious, Intellectually Robust, and …
Whether she's debunking her Kantian-Stoic prejudice against petitionary prayer or her fascination with rubrics about the treatment of the ... «Patheos, May 15»
7
Embarrased by the Supernatural?
We have gradually adopted the idea that “Prayer doesn't change things; it changes me” and, like Friedrich Schleiermacher, regard petitionary ... «Patheos, Apr 15»
8
The Defenestration of a Conservative Professor
The liberal majority of faculty at Marquette disagreed, and Holz, following their petitionary lead, appealed to AAUP's condemnation of “serious ... «Commentary Magazine, Apr 15»
9
An anti-cricketer's tribute to Richie Benaud, a cricketing great who …
... or even that curious, petitionary, almost whinnying timbre which always seemed to afflict John Howard when he reaffirmed the triple doctrine ... «Spectator.co.uk, Apr 15»
10
Oklahoma cop kills ex-convict, claims he meant to grab his Taser
... including robbery with a dangerous weapon, larceny, forging documents, making threatening phone calls, and escaping a state petitionary. «National Monitor, Apr 15»

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