MEDIATIONS

Noun

mediations

plural of mediation

Source: Wiktionary


MEDIATION

Me`di*a"tion, n. Etym: [OE. mediacioun, F. médiation. See Mediate, a.]

1. The act of mediating; action or relation of anything interposed; action as a necessary condition, means, or instrument; interposition; intervention. The soul [acts] by the mediation of these passions. South.

2. Hence, specifically, agency between parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them; entreaty for another; intercession. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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