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Meanings of prayer in English

Russian
молитвы
Portuguese
orar
Spanish
plegaria
Catalan
oració
Wikidata

Invocation or act that seeks to activate a rapport with a deity.

        Related terms
        молитвы
        Portuguese
        petição
        Catalan
        comunió
        Spanish
        comunión

        Reverent petition to a deity.

              petição
              Synonyms
              Examples for "praying"
              Examples for "praying"
              1
              So thankful to be safe; praying for our state following the earthquake.
              Radio NZ
              2
              Again, rather than simply praying for the best, Kehl has a strategy.
              Rock and Ice Magazine
              3
              The ban will mainly target small unlicensed mosques or random praying areas.
              Reuters
              4
              However, all those praying to the Lord of Light, Showmax heard you.
              The South African
              5
              He goes on to say, I hear it so often, I'm praying.
              The new yorker
              1
              I pray people would be directed to your son Jesus today.
              The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest ...
              2
              She is mad against all the praying people.
              The Fugitives: The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar
              3
              We are a praying people, we New Englanders.
              Windy McPherson's Son
              4
              They that go to heaven are a praying people; but a man may pray that shall not be saved.
              Works of John Bunyan — Volume 01
              5
              We are praying people.
              The Fugitives: The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar
              Portuguese
              petição
              Catalan
              prec
              Spanish
              súplica

              Earnest or urgent request.

                    petição
                    Portuguese
                    carola
                    Catalan
                    súplica

                    The act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

                          carola
                          Usage of prayer in English
                          1
                          In the one envelope was the prayer; in the other the answer.
                          The Wonders of Prayer / A Record of Well Authenticated and Wonde...
                          2
                          He also said the government had announced a national week of prayer.
                          Radio NZ
                          3
                          NewsImageFile: Power of prayer... Buddhist monks offer prayers for those on board.
                          News.com.au
                          4
                          MS:What is your wish or prayer for the children of the future?
                          Feminist dot com
                          5
                          Be therefore patient in tribulations, fervent in prayer, and fearless in labor.
                          The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi
                          6
                          I am part of a registered prayer group with Power to Change.
                          The Irish Times
                          7
                          Public prayer has no place in the institutions of a secular state.
                          The Irish Times
                          8
                          I'm afraid that kind of prayer isn't much good, is it, father?'
                          The End of the Affair
                          9
                          The High Commissioner said he wasn't afraid to go to Friday prayer.
                          Radio NZ
                          10
                          He saw the Cure bowed in prayer; he heard the trembling voice.
                          The Right of Way, Volume 6
                          11
                          Again in the evening the day is concluded in song and prayer.
                          A Tramp's Sketches
                          12
                          Mr Basha said the call to prayer a week on was significant.
                          Radio NZ
                          13
                          Religious services are available online and churches are open for private prayer.
                          Independent.ie
                          14
                          The Book was closed; and for some minutes all knelt in prayer.
                          The Bush Boys: History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his F...
                          15
                          There are prayer rooms and areas for family and visitors set up.
                          Radio NZ
                          16
                          He believed in prayer, in the reality of communion with the Divine.
                          Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Spri...
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                          Ireland
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