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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