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notice, notification

a request for payment

indirect request, wish

an expression of some desire or inclination

invitation

a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something

appeal, entreaty, prayer

earnest or urgent request

orison, petition, prayer

reverent petition to a deity

call

a request

billing, charge

request for payment of a debt

trick or treat

a request by children on Halloween; they pass from door to door asking for goodies and threatening to play tricks on those who refuse

inquiring, questioning

a request for information

order

a request for something to be made, supplied, or served

callback, recall

a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)

prayer wheel

a cylinder with prayers written on it; each revolution counts as uttering the prayers; used especially by Buddhists in Tibet

bidding, summons

a request to be present

invite

a colloquial expression for invitation

adjuration

a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something

demagoguery, demagogy

impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace

plea, supplication

a humble request for help from someone in authority

solicitation

an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status

suit

a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank

courting, courtship, suit, wooing

a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)

benediction, blessing

a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection

collect

a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England

commination

prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesday

deprecation

a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster

blessing, grace, thanksgiving

a short prayer of thanks before a meal

intercession

a prayer to God on behalf of another person

invocation, supplication

a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service

requiescat

a prayer for the repose of the soul of a dead person

recall

a call to return

presentment

a document that must be accepted and paid by another person

challenge

questioning a statement and demanding an explanation

enquiry, inquiry, interrogation, query, question

an instance of questioning

examination, interrogation, interrogatory

formal systematic questioning

short order

an order for food that can be prepared quickly

rosary

a series of devotional prayers recited by Roman Catholics and often counted using a string of beads

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speech act

the use of language to perform some act