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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Petition

The Bible

Bible Usage:

Dictionaries:

  • Included in Eastons: No
  • Included in Hitchcocks: No
  • Included in Naves: Yes
  • Included in Smiths: No
  • Included in Websters: Yes
  • Included in Strongs: Yes
  • Included in Thayers: No
  • Included in BDB: Yes

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Petition

Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Petition

PETI'TION, noun [Latin petitio, from peto, to ask, properly to urge or press.]

1. In a general sense, a request, supplication or prayer; but chiefly and appropriately, a solemn or formal supplication; a prayer addressed by a person to the Supreme Being, for something needed or desired, or a branch or particular article of prayer.

2. A formal request or supplication, verbal or written; particularly, a written supplication from an inferior to a superior, either to a single person clothed with power, or to a legislative or other body, soliciting some favor, grant, right or mercy.

3. The paper containing a supplication or solicitation. Much of the time of our legislative bodies is consumed in attending to private petitions. The speaker's table is often loaded with petitions. Petitions to the king of Great Britain must contain nothing reflecting on the administration.

PETI'TION, verb transitive To make a request to; to ask from; to solicit; particularly, to make supplication to a superior for some favor or right; as, to petition the legislature; to petition a court of chancery.

The mother petitioned her goddess to bestow on them the greatest gift that could be given.


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Petitionarily

PETI'TIONARILY, adverb By way of begging the question.


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Petitionary

PETI'TIONARY, adjective Supplicatory; coming with a petition.

Pardon thy petitionary countrymen.

1. Containing a petition or request; as a petitionary prayer; a petitionary epistle.


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Petitioner

PETI'TIONER, noun One that presents a petition, either verbal or written.


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Petitioning

PETI'TIONING, participle present tense Asking as a favor, grant, right or mercy; supplicating.

PETI'TIONING, noun The act of asking or soliciting; solicitation; supplication. Tumultuous petitioning is made penal by statute.