Word: intercession
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: in
ter
ces
sion
Definition: A prayer to God on behalf of another person.
Morphemes:
Affix: intercede
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To plead on someone else's behalf.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: inter-
Language: la
Decoded: inter-
Meaning: between
Affix: cedo
Language: la
Decoded: cedo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I concede, give up, grant, surrender, yield.
Affix: -sion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Variant of -tion, most common in words inherited directly from Latin with an accusative singular ending in -sionem.