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Intercessory is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Intercessory in a sentence

Intercessory meaning

Of or pertaining to intercession.

Using Intercessory

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to intercession.
  • In the example corpus, intercessory often appears in combinations such as: intercessory prayer, distant intercessory, intercessory prayers.

Context around Intercessory

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

distant 2× remote 1× offer 1×

Often after:

prayer 7× prayers 2× healing 1× multi 1× power 1×

Sentence patterns with Intercessory

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and even intercessory prayer in 1× and the intercessory prayers 1× and to intercessory prayer near 1× by the intercessory power of 1× calling to intercessory prayer 1× effects for intercessory prayer for 1× evaluate distant intercessory healing and 1× is not intercessory prayer but 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

abam who was 1× carol had a 1× k masters g 1× numerous miracles were 1× the four month 1× the national interfaith 1×

Common sentence endings:

distant intercessory prayer 1× for that good 1× growth and development 1× in the past 1× institutes of health 1× near his remains 1×

Words around Intercessory

Just before it in the word index:

intercessors 7 intercessor 10 intercessions 4 intercession 67 intercepts 97 interceptors 42

Just after it in the word index:

interchain 2 interchange 379 interchangeability 10 interchangeable 200 interchangeably 151 interchanged 23

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 14 aayush 14 abbottabad 14 aberdonian 14 abhi 14 aborting 14

Corpus analysis for Intercessory

  • In this selection, "intercessory" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, distant, remote, offer, prayer, prayers and healing stand out and add context to how "intercessory" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and even intercessory prayer in and and the intercessory prayers. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "intercessory" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with intercessory

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Carol had a true calling to intercessory prayer. (8 words)

K. Masters, G. Spielmans, J. Goodson "Are there demonstrable effects of distant intercessory prayer? (14 words)

Numerous miracles were attributed to his intercession and to intercessory prayer near his remains. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

This includes in-depth interviews with witnesses, including “members of the historical commission, those who feel they may have been aided by the intercessory power of Father Ryan, and those who know of, or might be connected in some way, to Father Ryan. (43 words)

It is only one project in the field of “prayer studies”; others have sought to evaluate “distant intercessory healing” and even intercessory prayer, in which contemporary supplicants sought to affect the recovery of patients in the past. (37 words)

Worship in churches influenced by these principles tends to be significantly less elaborate, with greater emphasis on the Liturgy of the Word (the reading of the scriptures, the sermon and the intercessory prayers). (33 words)

Question examples

K. Masters, G. Spielmans, J. Goodson "Are there demonstrable effects of distant intercessory prayer? (14 words)

Example sentences (11)

It is only one project in the field of “prayer studies”; others have sought to evaluate “distant intercessory healing” and even intercessory prayer, in which contemporary supplicants sought to affect the recovery of patients in the past.

The four-month study will investigate “the role of remote intercessory multi-denominational prayer on clinical outcomes inpatients,” according to a description provided to the National Institutes of Health.

The National Interfaith and Religious Organizations for Peace shall continue to offer intercessory prayers for President Muhammadu Buhari as he leads Nigeria towards the path of sustainable growth and development.

This includes in-depth interviews with witnesses, including “members of the historical commission, those who feel they may have been aided by the intercessory power of Father Ryan, and those who know of, or might be connected in some way, to Father Ryan.

While some of those recorded minimal improvement, revealed “no scientifically discernable effects” for intercessory prayer for healing.

Carol had a true calling to intercessory prayer.

Abam, who was the G.O of Intercessory Prayer Ministry, had scheduled the dedication of his last child for this Sunday, before the incident occurred.

K. Masters, G. Spielmans, J. Goodson "Are there demonstrable effects of distant intercessory prayer?

Numerous miracles were attributed to his intercession and to intercessory prayer near his remains.

This is not "intercessory" prayer, but recognition of the good believed to be already present behind the illusory appearance, and gratitude for that good.

Worship in churches influenced by these principles tends to be significantly less elaborate, with greater emphasis on the Liturgy of the Word (the reading of the scriptures, the sermon and the intercessory prayers).

Common combinations with intercessory

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "intercessory" in a sentence?
An example: "It is only one project in the field of “prayer studies”; others have sought to evaluate “distant intercessory healing” and even intercessory prayer, in which contemporary supplicants sought to affect the recovery of patients in the past." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "intercessory" from authentic English texts.
What does "intercessory" mean?
Intercessory means: Of or pertaining to intercession.
How many example sentences with "intercessory" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "intercessory", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.