[usu. as modifier](in the Christian Church) a solemn supplication consisting of the litany of the saints chanted on the three days before Ascension Day (基督教教会在基督升天节前三天举行的)祈祷;祈祷仪式:Rogation Week. 祈祷周 Rogation Week.
rogational adjective 语源
late Middle English: from Latin rogatio(n-), from rogare 'ask'