prayer
11Prayer — Prayer has been defined as the soul s converse with God, or communion with God in devotional exercises, and may be said to be a universally recognized necessity in the life of man. But prayer involves much more than simply asking for certain… …
12prayer — prayer, suit, plea, petition, appeal mean an earnest and usually a formal request for something and their corresponding intransitive verbs pray, sue, plead, petition, appeal mean to make such a request. Prayer and pray imply that the request is… …
13prayer — ► NOUN 1) a request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or another deity. 2) (prayers) a religious service at which people gather to pray together. 3) an earnest hope or wish. ● not have a prayer Cf. ↑not have a prayer …
14Prayer — Porté en Dauphiné (05, 38), c est l équivalent de l occitan pradier , désignant un petit pré, une prairie. Un hameau s appelle Le Prayer à Saint Bernard (38). Autre sens possible, mais moins probable : celui qui possède un pré, qui travaille dans …
15prayer — (n.) c.1300, from O.Fr. preiere, from V.L. *precaria, noun use of L. precaria, fem. of adj. precarius obtained by prayer, from precari (see PRAY (Cf. pray)). Related: Prayers …
16prayer — prayer1 [prer] n. [ME preiere < OFr < ML precaria < L precarius, obtained by begging < precari, to entreat: see PRAY] 1. the act or practice of praying, as to God 2. an earnest request; entreaty; supplication 3. a) a humble and… …
17Prayer — Pray er, n. One who prays; a supplicant. [1913 Webster] …
18prayer — [n] pleading, especially with a deity; request for help, answer adoration, appeal, application, begging, benediction, beseeching, communion, devotion, entreaty, grace, imploration, imploring, imprecation, invocation, litany, orison, petition,… …
19Prayer — For other uses, see Prayer (disambiguation). Mary Magdalene by Ary Scheffer (1795–1858). Prayer is a form of religious practice that seeks to activate a volitional rapport to a deity through deliberate practice. Prayer may be either individual or …
20prayer — prayer1 prayerless, adj. prayerlessly, adv. prayerlessness, n. /prair/, n. 1. a devout petition to God or an object of worship. 2. a spiritual communion with God or an object of worship, as in supplication, thanksgiving, adoration, or confession …
