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. |
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