precatio
From LSJ
Ἐς δὲ τὰ ἔσχατα νουσήματα αἱ ἔσχαται θεραπεῖαι ἐς ἀκριβείην, κράτισται → For extreme diseases, extreme methods of cure, as to restriction, are most suitable.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
prĕcātĭo: ōnis, f. precor.
I Lit., a praying, prayer (class.): sollemnis comitiorum precatio, Cic. Mur. 1, 1: precatione uti, id. Tusc. 1, 47, 114: precationem facere, Liv. 39, 18; Plin. 28, 2, 3, § 10: auguralis, Paul. ex Fest. p. 351 Müll.—
II Transf., concr., a form of prayer with superstitious people (post-Aug.), Plin. 28, 4, 9, § 42.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
prĕcātĭō,¹² ōnis, f. (precor), action de prier, prière : Cic. Mur. 1 ; Tusc. 1, 114
