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   intercession

   /ˌɪntəˈsɛʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of intervening on behalf of another: "he only escaped ruin by the intercession of his peers with the king"
   • ▪ the action of saying a prayer on behalf of another: "prayers of intercession"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin intercessio(n-), from the verb intercedere (see intercede).

   Derivatives

   • 1. intercessional adjective
   • 2. intercessory adjective

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