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—prayerfully, adv. —prayerfulness, n./prair"feuhl/, adj.given to, characterized by, or expressive of prayer; devout.[1620-30; PRAYER + -FUL]Syn. pious, godly, reverent.
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Prayerful — Prayer ful, a. Given to prayer; praying much or often; devotional. The prayerful man. J. S. Blackie. {Prayer ful*ly}, adv. {Prayer ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prayerful — ► ADJECTIVE 1) characterized by the use of prayer. 2) given to praying; devout. DERIVATIVES prayerfully adverb … English terms dictionary
prayerful — [prer′fəl] adj. 1. given to frequent praying; devout 2. like or expressive of prayer prayerfully adv. prayerfulness n … English World dictionary
prayerful — adjective Date: 1626 1. devout 2. earnest, sincere • prayerfully adverb • prayerfulness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
prayerful — adjective That prays frequently; devout … Wiktionary
prayerful — Synonyms and related words: Christian, Christianlike, Christianly, adorant, adoring, begging, believing, cadging, cultish, cultist, cultistic, devoted, devotional, devout, dutiful, faithful, godly, holy, imploring, in the dust, mendicant,… … Moby Thesaurus
prayerful — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. devout, orthodox, pious; see religious 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Deeply concerned with God and the beliefs and practice of religion: devotional, devout, godly, holy, pietistic, pietistical, pious,… … English dictionary for students
prayerful — prerfl / preÉ™fl adj. religious, reverent; devout, pious, observant; begging, supplicant, appealing … English contemporary dictionary
prayerful — adjective 1》 characterized by the use of prayer. 2》 given to praying; devout. Derivatives prayerfully adverb prayerfulness noun … English new terms dictionary
prayerful — a. Given to prayer, of much converse with God, devout, devotional, religious, pious, lowly minded, reverent … New dictionary of synonyms
