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Webster 1913 Edition


Intercession

Inˊter-ces′sion

,
Noun.
[L.
intercessio
an intervention, a becoming surety: cf. F.
intercession
. See
Intercede
.]
The act of interceding; mediation; interposition between parties at variance, with a view to reconcilation; prayer, petition, or entreaty in favor of, or (less often) against, another or others.
But the Spirit itself maketh
intercession
for us with groanings which can not be uttered.
Rom. viii. 26.

Webster 1828 Edition


Intercession

INTERCES'SION

,
Noun.
[L. intercessio, from intercedo. See Intercede.]
The act of interceding; mediation; interposition between parties at variance, with a view to reconciliation; prayer or solicitation to one party in favor of another, sometimes against another.
Your intercession now is needless grown;
Retire and let me speak with her alone.
He bore the sin of many, and made intercession
for the transgressors. Is. 53.