apprecation

English

Etymology

From Latin apprecari (“to pray to”), from ad + precari (“to pray”), from prex, precis (“prayer”).

Noun

apprecation (plural apprecations)

1. (obsolete) Earnest prayer; devout wish.
   • 1609, Bishop Joseph Hall, The Arte of Divine Meditation:

     A ſolemne apprecation of good succeſſe.

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with appreciation.

References

• “apprecation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.