intercession

Questions about intercession

What does intercession mean?

intercession means "a prayer to God on behalf of another person". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in intercession?

intercession has 4 syllables: in-ter-ces-sion. The stress falls on "ces". In IPA it is /ˌɪntɚˈsɛʃən/.

What is another word for intercession?

Close synonyms include intervention. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is intercession a common word?

intercession is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with intercession?

9 words rhyme with intercession. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.