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Webster 1913 Edition
Rogation
Ro-ga′tion
,Noun.
1.
(Rom. Antiq.)
The demand, by the consuls or tribunes, of a law to be passed by the people; a proposed law or decree.
2.
(Eccl.)
Litany; supplication.
He perfecteth the
rogations
or litanies before in use. Hooker.
Rogation days
(Eccl.)
, the three days which immediately precede Ascension
– Day
; – so called as being days on which the people, walking in procession, sang litanies of special supplication. Rogation flower
(Bot.)
, a European species of milkwort (
Polygala vulgaris
); – so called from its former use for garlands in Rogation week. Dr. Prior.
– Rogation week
, the second week before Whitsunday, in which the Rogation days occur.
Webster 1828 Edition
Rogation
ROGA'TION
,Noun.
1.
Litany; supplication.He perfecteth the rogations or litanies before in use.
2.
In Roman jurisprudence, the demand by the consuls or tribunes, of a law to be passed by the people.Definition 2024
rogation
rogation
English
Noun
rogation (plural rogations)
- A deeply serious and somber prayer or entreaty.
- Hooker
- He perfecteth the rogations or litanies before in use.
- Hooker
- (historical, Roman antiquity) The demand, by the consuls or tribunes, of a law to be passed by the people; a proposed law or decree.