Meaning of prayer | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity.
   uncountable
2. A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity
3. An act of praying
4. An act of praying.
   countable
5. One who prays.
6. The specific words or methods used for praying
7. The specific words or methods used for praying.
   countable, uncountable
8. a person who prays.
9. A meeting held for the express purpose of praying
10. A meeting held for the express purpose of praying.
    countable, uncountable
11. One who humbly entreats:beggar, suitor, suppliant, supplicant.
12. A request; a petition
13. A request; a petition.
    countable
14. (an) act of praying. a book of prayer; The child said his prayers; My prayers have been answered (=I've got what I desired). gebede صَلاه молитва oração modlitba das Gebet bøn προσευχήoración, rezo palve نیایش؛ حاجت rukous prièreתפילה प्रार्थना molitva, zaklinjanje ima doa bæn preghiera 기도 malda, poteriai lūgšana; lūgums doa; sembahyang gebedbønnmodlitwa حاجت، ستاينه oração rugăciune молитва modlitba molitev, prošnja molitva bön การสวดมนต์ dua 祈禱 молитва دعا، عبادت lời cầu nguyện 祈祷
15. The remotest hope or chance.
    countable, singular, uncountable
16. A reverent petition made to God, a god, or another object of worship.
17. An act of communion with God, a god, or another object of worship, such as in devotion, confession, praise, or thanksgiving: One evening a week, the family would join together in prayer.
18. A specially worded form used to address God, a god, or another object of worship.
19. prayers A religious observance in which praying predominates: morning prayers.
20. A fervent request: Her prayer for rain was granted at last.
21. The slightest chance or hope: In a storm the mountain climbers won't have a prayer.

Equivalents

Examples

“Through prayer I ask for God's guidance.”

“In many cultures, prayer involves singing.”

“Then everybody once more knelt, and soon the blessing was pronounced. The choir and the clergy trooped out slowly, […], down the nave to the western door. […] At a seemingly immense distance the surpliced group stopped to say the last prayer.”

“In that spirit, we’ll close with the wish we always offer at the end of our annual review, although this time it’s more of a prayer: Happy new year.”

“Christians recite the Lord's Prayer.”

“For Baha'is, there's a difference between obligatory prayers and devotional prayers.”

“Grandpa never misses a chance to go to prayer.”

“This, your honor, is my prayer; that all here be set free.”

“That team doesn't have a prayer of winning the championship.”

“If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar / A hope-er^([sic]), a pray-er^([sic]), a magic bean buyer…”

“Out of the 37 respondents, seven are infrequent prayers who prefer to leave the precise details of their prayer life ambiguous.”

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