Request from host exhausted religious viewership (1,1,1,1)

I believe the answer is:

r s v p

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'request' is the definition.
(I have seen 'French request' mean 'r s v p' so perhaps 'request' could also mean 'r s v p')

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(Other definitions for r s v p that I've seen before include "French request" , "Can you come to the party?" .)

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