pray

  • 41pray — [13] Latin precārī meant ‘ask for, entreat, pray’ (it has given English deprecate [17] and imprecation [16]). In Vulgar Latin it became *precāre, which passed into English via Old French preier. The noun prayer [13] goes back ultimately to the… …

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  • 42pray — verb 1》 address a prayer to God or another deity. 2》 wish or hope earnestly for a particular outcome. adverb formal or archaic used in polite requests or questions: pray continue. Origin ME: from OFr. preier, from late L. precare, alt. of L.… …

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  • 43pray — verb 1) let us pray Syn: say one s prayers, make one s devotions, offer a prayer/prayers 2) she prayed God to forgive her Syn: invoke, call on, implore, appeal to, entreat, beg, petition, supplicate; liter …

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  • 44pray — [13] Latin precārī meant ‘ask for, entreat, pray’ (it has given English deprecate [17] and imprecation [16]). In Vulgar Latin it became *precāre, which passed into English via Old French preier. The noun prayer [13] goes back ultimately to the… …

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  • 45pray —  to drive the pray ; to drive the cattle home from the field. Sedgemoor. Fr. PRE …

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  • 46pray — v. (often foll. by for or to + infin. or that + clause) 1 intr. (often foll. by to) say prayers (to God etc.); make devout supplication. 2 a tr. entreat, beseech. b tr. & intr. ask earnestly (prayed to be released). 3 tr. (as imper.) archaic &… …

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  • 47Pray for Villains — Studioalbum von DevilDriver Veröffentlichung 2009 Label Roadrunner Records …

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  • 50Pray (Begriffsklärung) — Pray ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Carl Pray, US amerikanischer Agrarökonom Charles Nelson Pray (1868–1963), US amerikanischer Politiker György Pray (1723–1801), ungarischer Historiker und Jesuit Der Name Pray bezeichnet außerdem: Pray …

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