prayer

  • 21prayer — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little, quick, short ▪ She whispered a little prayer. ▪ private, quiet, silent ▪ S …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 22Prayer —    Is converse with God; the intercourse of the soul with God, not in contemplation or meditation, but in direct address to him. Prayer may be oral or mental, occasional or constant, ejaculatory or formal. It is a beseeching the Lord (Ex. 32:11); …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 23prayer — n. 1) to offer; say; utter a prayer 2) to answer a prayer 3) a fervent; silent prayer 4) (a) communal; daily; evening; morning prayer 5) a prayer for (to offer a prayer for peace) 6) a prayer that + clause; subj. (our prayer that peace be/should… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 24prayer */*/ — UK [preə(r)] / US [prer] noun Word forms prayer : singular prayer plural prayers 1) [countable] the words that someone says when they are speaking to God prayer for: a prayer for peace say a prayer: He said a prayer for their safety. say your… …

    English dictionary

  • 25prayer — 1. n. 1 a a solemn request or thanksgiving to God or an object of worship (say a prayer). b a formula or form of words used in praying (the Lord s prayer). c the act of praying (be at prayer). d a religious service consisting largely of prayers… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 26prayer — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An earnest request] Syn. entreaty, request, intercession, thanksgiving, praise, petition; see also appeal 1 . 2. [An address to the deity] Syn. orison, invocation, act of devotion, supplication, devotions, benediction,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 27prayer — noun 1 (C) words that you say when praying to God, especially a fixed form of words: We all had to say our prayers before going to bed. (+ for): a prayer for the deceased 2 (U) the act of praying or the regular habit of praying: the power of… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28prayer — [[t]pre͟ə(r)[/t]] prayers 1) N UNCOUNT Prayer is the activity of speaking to God. They had joined a religious order and dedicated their lives to prayer and good works... The night was spent in prayer. 2) N COUNT A prayer is the words a person… …

    English dictionary

  • 29prayer — Synonyms and related words: Angelus, Ave, Ave Maria, Hail Mary, Kyrie Eleison, Mass, Paternoster, adjuration, adoration, aid prayer, appeal, application, asker, beadroll, beads, bedtime prayer, beggar, begging, beseeching, beseechment, bid,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 30prayer — The act of communicating in words or in silence with the transcendent God. Conversations between God and men are reported in the OT (e.g. Abraham, Gen. 15:1–6; Moses, Exod. 3:1–4; 33:11; prophets, 1 Sam. 3:4–9). OT prayer includes petition,… …

    Dictionary of the Bible