prayer
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- Communication with God, act of praying, etc
- (UK) IPA: /pɹɛə(ɹ)/, X-SAMPA: /pr\E@(r\)/
- (US) enPR: prâr, prāʹər, IPA: /pɹɛɹ/, /ˈpɹeɪəɹ, X-SAMPA: /pr\Er\/, /"pr\eI.@r\/
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Audio (US) (file)
- One who prays
- (UK) IPA: /ˈpɹeɪə(ɹ)/, X-SAMPA: /"pr\eI.@(r\)/
- (US) enPR: prāʹər, IPA: /ˈpɹeɪəɹ/, X-SAMPA: /"pr\eI.@r\/
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Middle English preiere, from Anglo-Norman preiere, from Old French priere, proiere, from Medieval Latin or Late Latin precāria, feminine of Latin precārius (“obtained by entreaty”), from precor (“beg, entreat”).
Noun [edit]
prayer (plural prayers)
- A practice of communicating with one's God.
- Through prayer I ask for God's blessings.
- The act of praying.
- In many cultures, prayer involves singing.
- The specific words or methods used for praying.
- Christians recite the Lord's Prayer.
- For Baha'is theres a difference between obligatory and devotional prayer.
- A meeting held for the express purpose of praying.
- Grandpa never misses a chance to go to prayer.
- A request; a petition.
- This, your honor, is my prayer; that all here be set free.
Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
practice of communicating with one's God
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the act of praying
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the specific words or methods used for praying
a meeting held for the express purpose of praying
a request; a petition
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Etymology 2 [edit]
Noun [edit]
prayer (plural prayers)
- One who prays.
- Yep, Grandpa is a real prayer all right.
Translations [edit]
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- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Anglo-Norman
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Medieval Latin
- English terms derived from Late Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
- English nouns
- English agent nouns
- English words suffixed with -er
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