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prayerful

prayerful

7 5.8
Quiet and serious as if talking to God
  • adjective
  • /ˈprɛərfəl/
: devoto
  • I wish I had more time there to experience the prayerful reverence of the people.
  • prayerful reflection
  • prayerful meditation upon Scripture

And it doesn't matter how enlightened or or or prayerful I am.

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Examples

  • A man may want the prayerful support of his family or minister before undergoing the prescribed medical procedure.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The man who will accept your nomination tomorrow is prayerful, faithful, and honorable.

    Blog text (2)

  • We looked up at her in her prayerful position, and we looked at each other.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Then, with a final soft melody full of prayerful resignation, it was gone.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • As for Jenny, she was very grateful for my prayerful concern, and we have been seeing much of each other lately.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • I offer you our sympathy and prayerful solidarity to those who are still living with the consequences of their experiences at the residential schools.

    Bones of Crows (2023)

  • Church becomes a meeting place for biblical education, for prayerful meditation, and for communal reflection.

    Blog text (16)

  • My thoughts are now accompanied by a monk's prayerful chanting.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Its tone is prayerful rather than militant, hopeful rather than morbid.

    Academic text (2001)

  • In the quiet chapel, she bowed her head in a prayerful attitude, reflecting on her life choices.

Synonyms

pious
vsprayerful
33 6.3

Having deep belief in and respect for religion

focuses more on inward humble devotion than on religious duty
godly
vsprayerful
17 5.1

Showing deep faith and devotion to God

is broader, highlighting a humble devotional attitude rather than deity focus
devout
vsprayerful
9 5.2

A very sincere and strongly felt wish

is more specifically a humble religious devotion rather than general sincerity
devotional
vsprayerful
8 7.2

Relating to worship or prayer

is more about quiet personal devotion rather than public ritual
worshipful
vsprayerful
3 7.1

Showing deep respect and love, often for a person or God

leans more toward humble private devotion rather than public praise

How Prayerful

devout
53 5.7
prayerful
7 5.8
pious
33 6.3
reverent
10 6.1

Surface Forms

prayerful positive
prayerfuller comparative
prayerfullest superlative

Morphology

prayerful = prayer (transparent) = prayer + ful

The adjective is a regular derivation from the noun 'prayer' with the productive suffix '-ful' meaning 'full of' or 'characterized by'.

Etymology

Prayerful comes from the common verb pray, which means 'to speak to God', and the ending -ful, which means 'full of'. So someone or something that is prayerful is 'full of' prayer and shows quiet devotion or respect.