prayer
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈprɛər/
:
súplica
- It's an answer to prayer is what that is.
So that's my prayer above all this.
- So that's my prayer above all this.
Examples
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But after a great deal of thought, and prayer, I've decided to vote yes.
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So what does that prayer mean to you?
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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.
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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.
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In times of need, many people turn to prayer for guidance and strength.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A polite, formal asking for something to be done or given
195
3.9
A strong request asking people for help or support
136
2.9
A serious request for help or action
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8.7
A humble request for help from someone in power or from God
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7.6
A serious, urgent request for help or forgiveness
A strong, urgent request for help
A humble request that someone makes to a person in power
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
3
7.1
A rectangular cloth with knotted strings on the corners that Jewish people wear during morning prayers
- Literature
1
7.8
An official service book used in Church of England worship with formal and beautiful language
- Formal
1
8.7
A daily evening service in the Church of England for prayers and readings
A section added to the Book of Daniel containing a prayer and a song by three young men
A religious passage added to the Book of Daniel that contains a prayer and a song by three children
How Urgent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word prayer comes from the old Latin verb precari, which means 'to ask' or 'beg', and is the same root as the verb pray. So a prayer can be an urgent or formal 'ask' made to someone in power.