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Rogation  n.  
1.
(Rom. Antiq.) The demand, by the consuls or tribunes, of a law to be passed by the people; a proposed law or decree.
2.
(Eccl.) Litany; supplication. "He perfecteth the rogations or litanies before in use."
Rogation days (Eccl.), the three days which immediately precede Ascension Day; so called as being days on which the people, walking in procession, sang litanies of special supplication.
Rogation flower (Bot.), a European species of milkwort (Polygala vulgaris); so called from its former use for garlands in Rogation week.
Rogation week, the second week before Whitsunday, in which the Rogation days occur.





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Words linked to "Rogation" :   Rogation Day, invocation, supplication


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