prayer

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noun

Plural noun:

prayers

1.
(uncountable)A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity.
Through prayer I ask for God's guidance.
In many cultures, prayer involves singing.
2.
(countable)An act of praying.
3.
(countable, uncountable)The specific words or methods used for praying.
Christians recite the Lord's Prayer.
For Baha'is, there's a difference between obligatory prayers and devotional prayers.
4.
(countable, uncountable)A meeting held for the express purpose of praying.
Grandpa never misses a chance to go to prayer.
5.
(countable)A request; a petition.
This, your honor, is my prayer; that all here be set free.
6.
(countable, singular, uncountable)(in the singular, mostly in negative constructions) The remotest hope or chance.
That team doesn't have a prayer of winning the championship.
7.
One who prays.

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ine-pro From Middle English preiere, from Old French preiere, from precāria, derived from Latin precem. Displaced native ġebed (whence modern bead).