| deesis | |
| de'-e-sis | Gk. "an entreating, a calling to witness" |
| Also sp. deasis | |
| obsecratio, obtestacio | |
| obtestacion, adjuration |
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An adjuration or calling to witness; or, the vehement expression of desire put in terms of "for someone's sake" or "for God's sake." | |
| Examples | ||
| "For God's
sake hold your tongue and let me love..." —John Donne |
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| Sources: | Primary sources Sherry (1550) 51 ("deesis," "obtestacio," "obtestacion") | |
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