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prayer

/ prayer /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
"the priest sank to his knees in prayer"
Type of:
worship
Kinds of:
devotion blessing benediction
Derived:
pray
noun Sense 2
a fixed text used in praying
Type of:
sacred text sacred writing religious writing
Kinds of:
Agnus Dei Angelus Ave Maria Hail Mary Canticle of Simeon
Derived:
pray
noun Sense 3
reverent petition to a deity
Type of:
request asking
Kinds of:
prayer wheel benediction blessing collect commination
Derived:
pray
noun Sense 4
someone who prays to God
Type of:
religionist religious person
Kinds of:
beadsman bedesman
Derived:
pray
noun Sense 5
earnest or urgent request
"an entreaty to stop the fighting"
"an appeal for help"
"an appeal to the public to keep calm"
Type of:
request asking
Kinds of:
adjuration demagoguery demagogy supplication plea
Derived:
appeal invoke
Semantic Complexity
80%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
36
Times Searched
3
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worship devotion blessing benediction sacred text sacred writing religious writing Agnus Dei Angelus Ave Maria Hail Mary Canticle of Simeon