PRAYER
\pɹˈe͡ə], \pɹˈeə], \p_ɹ_ˈeə]\
Definitions of PRAYER
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
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earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"
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reverent petition to a deity
By Princeton University
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earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"
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reverent petition to a deity
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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One who prays; a supplicant.
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The act of praying, or of asking a favor; earnest request or entreaty; hence, a petition or memorial addressed to a court or a legislative body.
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The act of addressing supplication to a divinity, especially to the true God; the offering of adoration, confession, supplication, and thanksgiving to the Supreme Being; as, public prayer; secret prayer.
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The form of words used in praying; a formula of supplication; an expressed petition; especially, a supplication addressed to God; as, a written or extemporaneous prayer; to repeat one's prayers.
By Oddity Software
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A set of beliefs concerning the nature, cause, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency. It usually involves devotional and ritual observances and often a moral code for the conduct of human affairs. (Random House Collegiate Dictionary, rev. ed.)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Thanks and praise given to God, and requests made of him; a form of words suited to an appeal to God; a form of religious service for public worship.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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The act of offering, especially reverent petitions to God; devotion.
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A memorial or petition.
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Prayerful.
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Prayerless.
By James Champlin Fernald
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The earnest asking for a favour; a solemn address to the Supreme Being; as regards the Supreme, "a turning of one's soul in reverence, infinite desire. and endeavour to what is highest and best;" a formula of church service or worship; practice of supplication; that part of a petition which specifies the request.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.