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prayer
1[ prair ]
noun
- a devout petition to God or an object of worship.
- a spiritual communion with God or an object of worship, as in supplication, thanksgiving, adoration, or confession.
- the act or practice of praying to God or an object of worship.
- a formula or sequence of words used in or appointed for praying:
the Lord's Prayer.
- prayers, a religious observance, either public or private, consisting wholly or mainly of prayer.
- that which is prayed for.
- the section of a bill in equity, or of a petition, that sets forth the complaint or the action desired.
- a negligible hope or chance:
Do you think he has a prayer of getting that job?
prayer
2[ prey-er ]
noun
- a person who prays.
prayer
1/ ɛə /
noun
- a personal communication or petition addressed to a deity, esp in the form of supplication, adoration, praise, contrition, or thanksgiving
- any other form of spiritual communion with a deity
- a similar personal communication that does not involve adoration, addressed to beings venerated as being closely associated with a deity, such as angels or saints
- the practice of praying
prayer is our solution to human problems
- often plural a form of devotion, either public or private, spent mainly or wholly praying
morning prayers
- capital when part of a recognized name a form of words used in praying
the Lord's Prayer
- an object or benefit prayed for
- an earnest request, petition, or entreaty
- law a request contained in a petition to a court for the relief sought by the petitioner
- slang.a chance or hope
she doesn't have a prayer of getting married
prayer
2/ ˈɪə /
noun
- a person who prays
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- l adjective
- l·ly adverb
- l·ness noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of prayer1
Origin of prayer2
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of prayer1
Example Sentences
"They were not just colleagues but friends", Munther says, nervously running prayer beads through his fingers.
As the call to prayer rang out in Sagaing last Friday, hundreds of Muslims hurried to the five mosques in central Myanmar.
“I just want to say one thing real quick. I just want to acknowledge and send thoughts and prayers to everyone in the Palisades right now,” he said on Jan. 6.
Between police officers entering to brush their teeth, planes taking off and the morning call to prayer, no sleep came.
When, at 18, I finally made my way out West for good, I began reciting the same prayer for myself.
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