earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"熱心で性急な要求歎願
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving); "the priest sank to his knees in prayer"神と語り合う行為(特に請願としての、もしくは礼拝、悔恨、感謝の祈りにおいての)願