|
petition
has definitions from the field of religion
|
|
| 1 |
[ noun ] a formal message requesting something submitted to an authority
Synonyms Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)His petition charged mental cruelty . The petition listed the mayor 's occupation as `` attorney '' and his age as 71 . The petition said that the couple has not lived together as man_and_wife for more than a year . Henry_L._Bowden was listed on the petition as the mayor 's attorney . In the Blue_Ridge meeting , the audience was warned that entering a candidate for governor would force it to take petitions out into voting_precincts to obtain the signatures of registered voters . Related terms |
| 2 |
[ verb ] write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing
Used in print (U.S. Reports. Volume 366. Cases Adjudged in the...)If , in the trustee 's judgment , `` reasonable market conditions '' did not prevail during any given year , he was to be allowed to petition the court for an extension of time within the ten year period . Related terms |
| 3 |
[ noun ] (religion) reverent petition to a deity
|
| * |
|