What does flagitate mean?
Flagitate means (archaic) To importune; to demand fiercely or with passion..
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/ˈflæd͡ʒɪteɪt/ · verb
(archaic) To importune; to demand fiercely or with passion..
Holy Virgin stood in the main Convent of Glatz, in rather a threadbare condition, when the Prussians first approached; the Jesuits, and ardently Orthodox of both sexes, flagitating Heaven and her with their prayers, that she would vouchsafe to keep the Prussians out.
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Flagitate means (archaic) To importune; to demand fiercely or with passion..
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Holy Virgin stood in the main Convent of Glatz, in rather a threadbare condition, when the Prussians first approached; the Jesuits, and ardently Orthodox of both sexes, flagitating Heaven and her with their prayers, that she would vouchsafe to keep the Prussians out.
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