‖De‐e″sis (dē̍‐ē″sĭs), n. [NL., fr. Gr. δέησισ supplication.] (Rhet.) An invocation of, or address to, the Supreme Being.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.