prayer

Examples

• All

• But after a great deal of thought, and prayer, I've decided to vote yes.

  Fly Me to the Moon (2024)

• So what does that prayer mean to you?

• Though I fell back on it frequently, prayer had never done me any good.

  Fiction book (1990)

• I tell people all the time that the prayers of the people matter.

  Academic text (2011)

• OK, let's all send some prayers that this is going to work.

• Public school students are offered moments of silence for prayer or meditation during the school day.

  Academic text (1993)

• I figured God must have listened to my prayers for once, 'cause everything was going really good.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Questions of the role of prayer in public schools continue to agitate the court system.

  Academic text (1990)

• I believe in Stepford, America and the power of prayer.

  The Stepford Wives (2004)

• In times of need, many people turn to prayer for guidance and strength.

Synonyms

R

request

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∞ 1.0

A polite, formal asking for something to be done or given

is usually more urgent and earnest, not just polite or formal

P

plea

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132 3.9

A strong request asking people for help or support

is used especially when asking someone in authority or in difficulty

A

appeal

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91 2.9

A serious request for help or action

is more personal and often urgent to an authority or in hardship

S

supplication

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• Formal

8 8.7

A humble request for help from someone in power or from God

is a general urgent request not limited to religious use

E

entreaty

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7 7.6

A serious, urgent request for help or forgiveness

is similar but can be less laden with deep emotion

S

suppliance

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• Archaic

1 9.9

A humble request that someone makes to a person in power

focuses on the content of the urgent plea rather than the act

I

imploration

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1 8.5

A strong, urgent request for help

is an urgent request that can be earnest without panic

Antonyms

R

refusal

117 1.4

An act of saying you will not accept or agree to something

D

denial

101 2.8

Refusing a request or saying something is not true

Idioms

H

to have a prayer

8 7.4

To be very unlikely to succeed

D

to don't have a prayer

• Informal

3 8.4

Have no chance of success

Compounds

A

answering prayer

44 6.6

A wanted result that happens after someone prays or hopes

L

Lord's Prayer

11 2.9

A Christian prayer taught by Jesus that begins with "Our Father"

P

prayer service

10 3.0

A religious meeting where people talk to God and sing songs

M

morning prayer

• Specialized

9 5.0

A short prayer service at dawn in a church

P

prayer book

8 2.6

A book of religious words people read to speak to God

P

prayer meeting

5 2.8

A time when people gather to pray and sing together often in a church

E

Evening Prayer

• Formal

3 8.7

A daily evening service in the Church of England for prayers and readings

P

prayer shawl

3 7.1

A rectangular cloth with knotted strings on the corners that Jewish people wear during morning prayers

P

prayer beads

3 3.5

A string of small round objects that people use to count religious words

P

prayer mat

2 2.5

A small rug Muslims kneel on when they pray

P

prayer rug

2 2.9

A small carpet that Muslims kneel on during prayer

B

Book of Common Prayer

• Literature

2 7.8

An official service book used in Church of England worship with formal and beautiful language

H

house of prayer

1 3.8

A building where people meet to pray together

P

prayer wheel

1 8.6

A small cylinder with prayers inside that people spin in Tibetan Buddhist prayer

N

noonday prayer

• Formal

1 7.1

A short prayer said at midday as part of daily worship

P

Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children

• Literature

9.9

A section added to the Book of Daniel containing a prayer and a song by three young men

P

Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Children

• Literature

9.9

A religious passage added to the Book of Daniel that contains a prayer and a song by three children

How Urgent

prayer

16 2.5

entreaty

7 7.6

plea

132 3.9

appeal

91 2.9

request

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology