obsecration \ob`se*cra"tion\ ([o^]b`s[-e]*kr[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. obsecratio: cf. F. obsecration.] 1. The act of obsecrating or imploring; as, the obsecrations of the Litany, being those clauses beginning with ``By.'' --Bp. Stillingfeet. --Shipley.
2. (Rhet.) A figure of speech in which the orator implores the assistance of God or man.