Deesis Definition

noun
(rhetoric) A calling to witness.
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(rhetoric) The vehement expression of desire put in terms of "for someone's sake" or "for God's sake."
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Origin of Deesis

  • From Ancient Greek δέησις (deesis, “entreaty, petition, want”)

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