Synonyms for intercession
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of intervening or mediating between two parties.
Related words
- Word family
- intercessory intercede intercessor
Forms
- Plural
- intercessions → interventions, mediations, interpositions, prayers…
Example sentences
- intervention We are not equipped for such kind of intervention.
- mediation Her mediation put an end to our quarrel.
- prayer Sami set his alarm to wake up for the dawn prayer.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| intercession | rising | |
| intervention | rising | |
| mediation | rising | |
| interposition | falling | |
| prayer | rising | |
| propitiation | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- prayer1
- 9 letters
- mediation4
- 12 letters
- intervention4, propitiation
- 13 letters
- interposition
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mediation4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- intercession
- Italiano
- intercessione