praying

English

Adjective

praying (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to praying.

   She divided her praying time between the chapel and her cell, and spent her non-praying time mending garments.

2. In which people may or do pray.
   • 2005, Eli N. Evans, The provincials: a personal history of Jews in the South:

     We could have praying buses and nonpraying buses.

Noun

praying (plural prayings)

1. An act of saying a prayer.
   • (Can we date this quote by John Walford and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     However, after breakfast the prayings did not stop for the preachings, — each went on with force; people came flocking in; we had Wesleyans in abundance.

Verb

praying

1. present participle of pray