Implorations

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The act of earnestly and urgently begging for assistance or favor
2. a deeply felt appeal often made in desperation
3. expressions of heartfelt requests that convey intense emotion and urgency

Etymology: "Implorations" is the plural of "imploration", a noun meaning an urgent, heartfelt plea. The singular comes from French "imploration", which in turn descends from Latin "implorationem", the accusative form of "imploratio". That Latin noun was built from "implorare", "to call upon with tears" or "to beg earnestly", and the verb itself combined "in", meaning "into" or "upon", with "plorare", a verb meaning to wail or lament aloud. The plural form is simply the ordinary English plural, used when a speaker or writer has many such appeals in mind at once. Because the root is a verb of weeping and crying out, the noun carries the emotional force of a cry rather than a calm request, which is why the word suits desperate or passionate entreaties.

Synonyms: pleas, entreaties, appeals