| prayer | | |
| n. (act) | 1. 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" |
| ~ worship | the activity of worshipping. |
| ~ devotion | (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently).; "he returned to his devotions" |
| ~ benediction, blessing | the act of praying for divine protection. |
| n. (communication) | 2. orison, petition, prayer | reverent petition to a deity. |
| ~ prayer wheel | a cylinder with prayers written on it; each revolution counts as uttering the prayers; used especially by Buddhists in Tibet. |
| ~ asking, request | the verbal act of requesting. |
| ~ benediction, blessing | a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection. |
| ~ collect | a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England. |
| ~ commination | prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesday. |
| ~ deprecation | a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster. |
| ~ thanksgiving, blessing, grace | a short prayer of thanks before a meal.; "their youngest son said grace" |
| ~ intercession | a prayer to God on behalf of another person. |
| ~ invocation, supplication | a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service. |
| ~ requiescat | a prayer for the repose of the soul of a dead person. |
| n. (communication) | 3. appeal, entreaty, prayer | earnest or urgent request.; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm" |
| ~ asking, request | the verbal act of requesting. |
| ~ adjuration | a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something. |
| ~ demagoguery, demagogy | impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace. |
| ~ plea, supplication | a humble request for help from someone in authority. |
| ~ solicitation | an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status.; "a solicitation to the king for relief" |
| ~ suit | a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank. |
| ~ courting, courtship, wooing, suit | a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage).; "its was a brief and intense courtship" |
| n. (communication) | 4. prayer | a fixed text used in praying. |
| ~ religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing | writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity. |
| ~ agnus dei | a liturgical prayer beginning with these Latin words. |
| ~ angelus | a prayer said 3 times a day by Roman Catholics in memory of the Annunciation. |
| ~ ave maria, hail mary | a salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in prayers to her. |
| ~ canticle of simeon, nunc dimittis | the prayer of Simeon (Luke 2:29-32). |
| ~ evening prayer, evensong | (Anglican Church) a daily evening service with prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer. |
| ~ kol nidre | the opening prayer on the eve of Yom Kippur. |
| ~ litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation. |
| ~ lord's prayer | the prayer that Christ gave his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:9-13). |
| ~ mass | a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite.; "the priest said Mass" |
| ~ shema | a liturgical prayer (considered to be the essence of Jewish religion) that is recited at least twice daily by adult Jewish males to declare their faith.; "as soon as Leonard learned to talk he was taught to recite the first words of the Shema, the creed of Judaism which originated on Sinai with Moses and is recited daily" |
| n. (person) | 5. prayer, supplicant | someone who prays to God. |
| ~ religious person | a person who manifests devotion to a deity. |
| ~ beadsman, bedesman | a person who is paid to pray for the soul of another. |
| submission | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. entry, submission | something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition).; "several of his submissions were rejected by publishers"; "what was the date of submission of your proposal?" |
| ~ subject matter, content, message, substance | what a communication that is about something is about. |
| ~ filing | the entering of a legal document into the public record.; "he filed a complaint"; "he filed his tax return" |
| n. (act) | 2. compliance, submission | the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another. |
| ~ group action | action taken by a group of people. |
| ~ obedience, obeisance | the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person. |
| ~ prostration | abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body. |
| n. (state) | 3. submission | the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else.; "the union was brought into submission"; "his submission to the will of God" |
| ~ condition, status | a state at a particular time.; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" |
| n. (feeling) | 4. meekness, submission | the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness. |
| ~ humbleness, humility | a humble feeling.; "he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope" |
| n. (communication) | 5. submission | a legal document summarizing an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter. |
| ~ written agreement | a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties. |
| n. (communication) | 6. submission | an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter. |
| ~ agreement, understanding | the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises.; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers" |
| n. (communication) | 7. submission | (law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing. |
| ~ contention | a point asserted as part of an argument. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| pray | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. pray | address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer.; "pray to the Lord" |
| ~ commune | communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity.; "He seemed to commune with nature" |
| v. (communication) | 2. beg, implore, pray | call upon in supplication; entreat.; "I beg you to stop!" |
| ~ crave | plead or ask for earnestly. |
| ~ supplicate | ask humbly (for something).; "He supplicated the King for clemency" |
| ~ plead | appeal or request earnestly.; "I pleaded with him to stop" |
| ~ importune, insist | beg persistently and urgently.; "I importune you to help them" |
| submit | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. subject, submit | refer for judgment or consideration.; "The lawyers submitted the material to the court" |
| ~ give | submit for consideration, judgment, or use.; "give one's opinion"; "give an excuse" |
| ~ return | submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority.; "submit a bill to a legislative body" |
| ~ refer | send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision.; "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee" |
| ~ relegate, pass on, submit | refer to another person for decision or judgment.; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues" |
| v. (communication) | 2. posit, put forward, state, submit | put before.; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty" |
| ~ propose, suggest, advise | make a proposal, declare a plan for something.; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax" |
| v. (competition) | 3. submit | yield to the control of another. |
| ~ surrender, give up | give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another.; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered" |
| ~ subject | make accountable for.; "He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors" |
| v. (possession) | 4. present, submit | hand over formally. |
| ~ give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody.; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" |
| ~ bring in | submit (a verdict) to a court. |
| v. (social) | 5. pass on, relegate, submit | refer to another person for decision or judgment.; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues" |
| ~ submit, subject | refer for judgment or consideration.; "The lawyers submitted the material to the court" |
| v. (communication) | 6. accede, bow, defer, give in, submit | yield to another's wish or opinion.; "The government bowed to the military pressure" |
| ~ buckle under, knuckle under, succumb, give in, yield | consent reluctantly. |
| v. (cognition) | 7. submit, take | accept or undergo, often unwillingly.; "We took a pay cut" |
| ~ test | undergo a test.; "She doesn't test well" |
| ~ undergo | pass through.; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "undergo a strange sensation" |
| ~ take | experience or feel or submit to.; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge" |
| v. (competition) | 8. put in, submit | make an application as for a job or funding.; "We put in a grant to the NSF" |
| ~ apply | ask (for something).; "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job" |
| v. (possession) | 9. render, submit | make over as a return.; "They had to render the estate" |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| ~ gift, present, give | give as a present; make a gift of.; "What will you give her for her birthday?" |
| v. (cognition) | 10. reconcile, resign, submit | accept as inevitable.; "He resigned himself to his fate" |
| ~ accept | consider or hold as true.; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument" |
| surrender | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. resignation, surrender | acceptance of despair. |
| ~ despair | the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well.; "they moaned in despair and dismay"; "one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair" |
| ~ defeatism | acceptance of the inevitability of defeat. |
| n. (communication) | 2. giving up, surrender, yielding | a verbal act of admitting defeat. |
| ~ relinquishing, relinquishment | a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.. |
| n. (act) | 3. surrender | the delivery of a principal into lawful custody. |
| ~ extradition | the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty). |
| ~ legal transfer, livery, delivery | the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another. |
| n. (act) | 4. capitulation, fall, surrender | the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions).; "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort" |
| ~ loss | the act of losing someone or something.; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock" |
| v. (competition) | 5. give up, surrender | give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another.; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered" |
| ~ abnegate | surrender (power or a position).; "The King abnegated his power to the ministers" |
| ~ yield | cease opposition; stop fighting. |
| ~ concede | acknowledge defeat.; "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose" |
| ~ capitulate | surrender under agreed conditions. |
| v. (possession) | 6. cede, deliver, give up, surrender | relinquish possession or control over.; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in" |
| ~ gift, present, give | give as a present; make a gift of.; "What will you give her for her birthday?" |
| ~ yield up | surrender, as a result of pressure or force. |
| ~ sell | give up for a price or reward.; "She sold her principles for a successful career" |
| ~ sign away, sign over | formally assign ownership of.; "She signed away her rights" |
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