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What does entreaty mean?

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Noun
  1. The act of entreating or beseeching; urgent prayer; earnest petition; pressing solicitation.
  2. (archaic) A treatment; reception; entertainment.
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What is needed is not primarily entreaty, urging, or exhortation, but understanding help.
What is important is that we hold a conscious intention for the wellbeing of another, whether it's an entreaty to God or a loving feeling.
The voices of men, one in entreaty, one in expostulation, came from the box.
It is no longer a question of an imperative prayer, but of an entreaty or a supplication.
When the home crowd chanted Rooney's name in the first half it was an entreaty to make a difference rather a celebration of his efforts.
Cooley appeared in person in May to appeal that decision, but his entreaty was rebuffed.

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