Prayer - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- earnest or urgent request (syn: appeal, entreaty)
- a fixed text used in praying
- someone who prays to God (syn: supplicant)
Extra examples
Our prayer that peace be / should be restored was heard.
You don't have a prayer of closing this deal.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time.
The children said their prayers and got into bed.
God has answered your prayer.
The congregation knelt in prayer.
Her prayer was that she would pass her exams.
We said a prayer for world peace.
...the holy monk spent many hours on his knees in prayer...
She stretched forth her hands in prayer.
...I deem it fitting that we mark this solemn occasion with a day of prayer and thanksgiving....
Chant is often used as a form of meditation and prayer.
...the priest then proceeded to intonate the prayer's familiar opening words...
...a day on which the faithful are expected to purge themselves of their sins through prayer and fasting...
She believed she could purify herself through constant prayer.
Word forms
singular: prayer
plural: prayers
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