in‧ter‧ces‧sion /ˌɪntəˈseʃən $ -tər-/ noun formal
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: Latin intercedere; ⇒ intercede]

1. [uncountable] when someone talks to a person in authority in order to prevent something bad happening to someone else ⇒ intercede

2. [uncountable and countable] a prayer asking for someone to be helped or cured

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