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1. (n.) prayer
a devout petition to God or an object of worship.
2. prayer
a spiritual communion with God or an object of worship, as in supplication, thanksgiving, or adoration.
3. prayer
the act or practice of praying to God or an object of worship.
4. prayer
a formula or sequence of words used in praying:
the Lord's Prayer.
5. prayer
prayers, a religious observance consisting mainly of prayer.
6. prayer
something prayed for.
7. prayer
a petition; entreaty.
8. prayer
a negligible hope or chance:
We don't have a prayer of winning.
9. (n.) prayer
a person who prays.
Etymology: (1400–50)
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| Definition of 'Prayer' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) prayer, supplication
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"
2. (noun) prayer, petition, orison
reverent petition to a deity
3. (noun) entreaty, prayer, appeal
earnest or urgent request
"an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"
4. (noun) prayer
a fixed text used in praying
5. (noun) prayer, supplicant
someone who prays to God
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1. (noun) prayer
words you say when you pray, or the act of praying
her prayer to God; the call to evening prayers; He bowed his head in prayer.
2. prayer
not have a prayer
to have no chance of succeeding
The team doesn't have a prayer against the Yankees.
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| Definition of 'Prayer' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Prayer
one who prays; a supplicant
2. (verb) Prayer
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
3. (verb) Prayer
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
4. (verb) Prayer
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
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| Definitions of 'Prayer' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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Prayer
A supplication intended for the person who prays. Only very dull people doubt its efficacy.
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Sense: (an) act of praying
a book of prayer; The child said his prayers; My prayers have been answered (=I've got what I desired).
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 Afrikaans: gebede |
 Arabic: صَلاه |
 Bulgarian: молитва |
 Brazilian: oração |
 Czech: modlitba |
 German: das Gebet |
 Danish: bøn |
 Greek: προσευχή |
 Spanish: oración, rezo |
 Estonian: palve |
 Farsi: نیایش؛ حاجت |
 Finnish: rukous |
 French: prière |
 Hebrew: תְּפִילָה |
 Hindi: प्रार्थना |
 Croatian: molitva, zaklinjanje |
 Hungarian: ima |
 Indonesian: doa |
 Icelandic: bæn |
 Italian: preghiera |
 Korean: 기도 |
 Lithuanian: malda, poteriai |
 Latvian: lūgšana; lūgums |
 Malay: doa; sembahyang |
 Dutch: gebed |
 Norwegian: bønn |
 Polish: modlitwa |
 Persian: نیایش؛ حاجت |
 Pashto: حاجت، ستاينه |
 Portuguese: oração |
 Romanian: rugăciune |
 Russian: молитва |
 Slovak: modlitba |
 Slovenian: molitev, prošnja |
 Serbian: molitva |
 Swedish: bön |
 Thai: การสวดมนต์ |
 Turkish: dua |
 Taiwanese: 祈禱 |
 Ukrainian: молитва |
 Urdu: دعا، عبادت |
 Vietnamese: lời cầu nguyện |
 Chinese: 祈祷 |
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