Ob′se‐cra″tion (–krā″shŭn), n. [L. obsecratio: cf. F. obsecration.] 1. The act of obsecrating or imploring; as, the obsecrations of the Litany, being those clauses beginning with “By.” Bp. Stillingfeet.Shipley.
2. (Rhet.) A figure of speech in which the orator implores the assistance of God or man.