prayer meeting
7
2.8
- noun
- /ˈprɛər ˈmiːtɪŋ/
:
reunión de oración
- Well, we're having a midnight prayer meeting on Thursday.
- organize prayer meeting
Examples
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Try to come Wednesday night for the prayer meeting.
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Even after joining base communities, some continue to attend charismatic assemblies and prayer meetings in other parishes because it "fills a spiritual need."
Academic text (1996) -
A few weeks later, I went to a prayer meeting.
Academic text (1996) -
I encourage you all to attend the prayer meeting this Wednesday.
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When you go to that prayer meeting say a little prayer for me.
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After supper, it being Wednesday night, Aunt Margaret got dressed up and went to prayer meeting.
Fiction book (1996) -
Although there were only four of us, we had little prayer meetings every Sunday afternoon and we felt great spiritual exaltation.
Academic text (2000) -
In the larger churches, members are encouraged to initiate weekly prayer meetings in their homes.
Academic text (1996) -
Besides providing worship services on Sundays, chaplains also scheduled prayer meetings in the evening.
Academic text (1991) -
I encourage you all to attend the prayer meeting this Wednesday.
Synonyms
305
1.0
A religious service for Christians
19
2.1
A meeting in a church where people pray, sing, and listen to a talk
8
3.0
A religious meeting where people talk to God and sing songs
3
7.4
A meeting to renew people's faith with strong preaching and singing
1
7.0
A religious gathering that takes place outdoors or in tents for several days
1
4.5
A short religious meeting in a small church with prayers and songs
1
8.7
A daily evening service in the Church of England for prayers and readings
How Long
∞
3.4
- Archaic
1
7.0
- Formal
∞
3.0
7
2.8
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a meeting where people pray and sing hymns' is directly and compositionally derived from 'prayer' (communication directed to a deity) + 'meeting' (a planned gathering). This noun–noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Prayer meeting joins prayer, meaning 'talking to God', and meeting, meaning a time when people come together. So it simply means 'a gathering to pray'.