prayer en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /pɹɛə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /pɹɛɚ/ (General-American)
- prâr (General-American)
- /ˈpɾe.jə(ɾ)/ (South-Asia)
- /ˈpɹeɪ.ɚ/ (General-American)
- prāʹər (General-American)
- /ˈpɹɛɹ/ (General-American)
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Etymology
From Middle English preiere, from Old French preiere, from Early Medieval Latin precāria, derived from Latin precem. Displaced native Old English ġebed (whence modern English bead).
Meanings
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(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.
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(countable) An act of praying.
In that spirit, we’ll close with the wish we always offer at the end of our annual review, although this time it’s more of a prayer: Happy new year.
2020 December, Dave Barry, Year in review:Then everybody once more knelt, and soon the blessing was pronounced. The choir and the clergy trooped out slowly, […], down the nave to the western door. […] At a seemingly immense distance the surpliced group stopped to say the last prayer.
1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter V, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
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(countable, uncountable) The specific words or methods used for praying.
For Baha'is, there's a difference between obligatory prayers and devotional prayers.
Christians recite the Lord's Prayer.
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(countable, uncountable) A meeting held for the express purpose of praying.
Grandpa never misses a chance to go to prayer.
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(countable) A request; a petition.
This, your honor, is my prayer; that all here be set free.
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(countable, in negative constructions, singular, uncountable) The remotest hope or chance.
That team doesn't have a prayer of winning the championship.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| prayers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
prayerlike · prayerwise · prayer card · prayer for relief · sunset prayer · the answer to a maiden's prayer · prayerful · prayer bead · prayer book · prayer mill · prayersome · prayer-monger · prayer bump · Prayers of the People · prayerhouse · without a prayer · house of prayer · prayerish · not have a prayer · preprayer · prayer room · arrow prayer · on a wing and a prayer · prayer meeting · prayer box · evening prayer · finger prayer book · prayer beads · sinner's prayer · wing and prayer · psychic prayer · prayer rope · Friday prayers · antiprayer · dawn prayer · prayer flag · morning prayer · prayer square · prayer circle · prayer wheel · prayer mat · prayer plant · prayer shawl · prayerless · prayer rug · call to prayer
Synonyms
Translations (384)
gl oración (practice of communicating with one's God) · pt oração (the specific words or methods used for praying) · ps لمونځ (practice of communicating with one's God) · it preghiera (practice of communicating with one's God) · la precatio (practice of communicating with one's God) · nv sodizin (practice of communicating with one's God) · th สวดมนต์ (practice of communicating with one's God) · rgn urazion (practice of communicating with one's God) · el προσευχή (practice of communicating with one's God) · sd نماز (practice of communicating with one's God) · hu fohász (the specific words or methods used for praying) · sv bön (a meeting held for the express purpose of praying) · sh мо̀литва (the specific words or methods used for praying) · cu ⰿⱁⰾⰻⱅⰲⰰ (practice of communicating with one's God) · sw swala (practice of communicating with one's God) · mwr गुजारिस (practice of communicating with one's God) · bg молба́ (a request; a petition) · om kadhata (practice of communicating with one's God) · hi प्रार्थना (practice of communicating with one's God) · ms solat (practice of communicating with one's God) · fa دُعا (practice of communicating with one's God) · nl gebed (the specific words or methods used for praying) · ban japa (practice of communicating with one's God) · lmo orazión (practice of communicating with one's God) · fr prières (a meeting held for the express purpose of praying) · uz duo (practice of communicating with one's God) · apw ʼokąąhí (practice of communicating with one's God) · ru моли́тва (the specific words or methods used for praying) · ky намаз (practice of communicating with one's God) · eu otoitz (practice of communicating with one's God) · hu ima (practice of communicating with one's God) · sw swali (the act of praying) · gd ùrnaigh (a request; a petition) · az dua (practice of communicating with one's God) · bg моли́тва (practice of communicating with one's God) · tk dileg (practice of communicating with one's God) · ota دعا (practice of communicating with one's God) · fur jaculatorie (practice of communicating with one's God) · uk моли́тва (practice of communicating with one's God) · ar صَلَاة (the specific words or methods used for praying) · es plegaria (practice of communicating with one's God) · ga urnaí (the act of praying) · hi वंदना (the act of praying) · es rezo (practice of communicating with one's God) · pa ਪ੍ਰਾਰਥਨਾ (practice of communicating with one's God) · ady дыухьэ (practice of communicating with one's God) · kk бата (practice of communicating with one's God) · av дугӏа (practice of communicating with one's God) · cs prosba (a request; a petition) · de Gottesdienst (a meeting held for the express purpose of praying) · egy n:nH-H-A2 (the act of praying) · es rezo (the specific words or methods used for praying) · es oración (the specific words or methods used for praying) · fo bøn (practice of communicating with one's God) · tk doga (practice of communicating with one's God) · mk молба (a request; a petition) · pl modlitwa (the specific words or methods used for praying) · ota دعا (the specific words or methods used for praying) · id sembahyang (practice of communicating with one's God) · ur نَماز (practice of communicating with one's God) · egy z:SA-A-F5-Y1 (practice of communicating with one's God) · cv кӗлӗ (practice of communicating with one's God) · ga paidir (practice of communicating with one's God) · id doa (the specific words or methods used for praying) · tt дога (practice of communicating with one's God) · nn bønn (the act of praying) · fur preiere (practice of communicating with one's God) · mk молитва (the specific words or methods used for praying) · ga guí (practice of communicating with one's God) · ba доға (practice of communicating with one's God) · gd ùrnaigh (the act of praying) · rm uraztgùn (practice of communicating with one's God) · hi उपासना (practice of communicating with one's God) · ha salla (practice of communicating with one's God) · nl bidden (the act of praying) · uz salot (practice of communicating with one's God) · te ప్రార్థన (practice of communicating with one's God) · ckb نوێژ کردن (the act of praying) · pl modły (practice of communicating with one's God) · am ጸሎት (practice of communicating with one's God) · sw sala (the specific words or methods used for praying) · el προσευχή (the specific words or methods used for praying) · uk молитва (the specific words or methods used for praying) · sv förbön (a meeting held for the express purpose of praying) · sh mòlitva (practice of communicating with one's God) · ja 祈り (practice of communicating with one's God) · as প্ৰাৰ্থনা (practice of communicating with one's God) · mk молитва (practice of communicating with one's God) · fi rukoileminen (practice of communicating with one's God) · ang ġebed (the act of praying) · cy gweddi (practice of communicating with one's God) · eo preĝo (the act of praying) · sl molitev (the specific words or methods used for praying) · bn দোয়া (practice of communicating with one's God) · hy աղոթք (practice of communicating with one's God) · hi प्रार्थना (a request; a petition) · alt мӧргӱ (practice of communicating with one's God) · af bede (a request; a petition) · pt reza (the act of praying) · ba доға (the act of praying) · sh мо̀литва (the act of praying) · rm uraziun (the act of praying) · tg намоз (practice of communicating with one's God) · id solat (practice of communicating with one's God) · it prece (practice of communicating with one's God) · ryu 御願 (practice of communicating with one's God) · inh дуӏа (practice of communicating with one's God) · gd ùrnaigh (the specific words or methods used for praying) · nb bønn (the act of praying) · la precatio (the act of praying) · eu otoitz (the act of praying) · hu imádkozás (the act of praying) · da bøn (the act of praying) · arc ܨܠܘܬܐ (practice of communicating with one's God) · nb bønn (the specific words or methods used for praying) · sh mòlitva (the act of praying) · got 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰 (practice of communicating with one's God) · orv молитва (practice of communicating with one's God) · lij preghëa (practice of communicating with one's God) · ba доға (the specific words or methods used for praying) · vi kinh nguyện (practice of communicating with one's God) · nb bønn (a request; a petition) · pt prece (practice of communicating with one's God) · hu imádság (the specific words or methods used for praying) · ro slujbă religioasă (a meeting held for the express purpose of praying) · cs modlení (the act of praying) · kk дұға (practice of communicating with one's God) · es oración (practice of communicating with one's God) · ota نماز (practice of communicating with one's God) · ckb نوێژ (practice of communicating with one's God) · id doa (practice of communicating with one's God) · sq lutje (the act of praying) · bo བཀའ་བསྒོ (practice of communicating with one's God) · sl molitev (the act of praying) · or ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା (practice of communicating with one's God) · sga guide (the act of praying) · bg моле́бен (a meeting held for the express purpose of praying) · war pa-nga-di (practice of communicating with one's God) · pt prece (a request; a petition) · tpi prea (practice of communicating with one's God) · fi rukoushetki (a meeting held for the express purpose of praying) · ur صَلات (practice of communicating with one's God) · nrf priéthe (practice of communicating with one's God) · es rezo (the act of praying) · st thapelo (practice of communicating with one's God) · grc εὐχή (the act of praying) · sh mòlba (a request; a petition) · cy erfyniad (a request; a petition) · hi अर्चना (practice of communicating with one's God) · sk modlitba (practice of communicating with one's God) · pl modły (the act of praying) · rsk молитва (practice of communicating with one's God) · mk молитва (the act of praying) · rm oraziun (practice of communicating with one's God) · cy gweddi (the specific words or methods used for praying) · clt thlaachuona (practice of communicating with one's God) · ar دُعَاء (practice of communicating with one's God) · ht priyè (practice of communicating with one's God) · st kopano ya thapelo (a meeting held for the express purpose of praying) · sv bön (practice of communicating with one's God) · ru нама́з (practice of communicating with one's God) · sh мо̀литва (practice of communicating with one's God) · ba намаҙ (practice of communicating with one's God) · sw swala (the specific words or methods used for praying) · got 𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌽𐍃 (practice of communicating with one's God) · kn ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನೆ (practice of communicating with one's God) · nn bønn (the specific words or methods used for praying) · bn সালাত (practice of communicating with one's God) · et palve (practice of communicating with one's God) · ps دعا (practice of communicating with one's God) · mrw sambayang (practice of communicating with one's God) · ug دۇئا (practice of communicating with one's God) · it orazione (practice of communicating with one's God) · sl molitev (a meeting held for the express purpose of praying) · st kopo (a request; a petition) · gd ùrnaigh (practice of communicating with one's God) · af bid (the act of praying) · th อธิษฐาน (practice of communicating with one's God) · pt petição (a request; a petition) · bcl pangadyi (practice of communicating with one's God) · pt missa (a meeting held for the express purpose of praying) · bn প্রার্থনা (practice of communicating with one's God) · de Gebet (the act of praying) · ro rugăciune (the act of praying) · st ho rapela (the act of praying) · eu otoi (practice of communicating with one's God) · fr prière (the specific words or methods used for praying) · nn bønn (a request; a petition) · bg моли́тва (the act of praying) · zh 祈禱 /祈祷 (practice of communicating with one's God) · mfe lapriyer (practice of communicating with one's God) · ru мольба́ (a request; a petition) · min doa (practice of communicating with one's God) · pl modlitwa (practice of communicating with one's God) · fa صَلات (practice of communicating with one's God) · ps لمونځ (the specific words or methods used for praying) · scn prijera (practice of communicating with one's God) · tg салот (practice of communicating with one's God) · grc εὐχή (practice of communicating with one's God) · fi rukous (the specific words or methods used for praying) · ca oració (practice of communicating with one's God) · tl pagdarasal (the act of praying) · sv bön (the act of praying) · fr prière (a request; a petition) · zh 祈禱 /祈祷 (practice of communicating with one's God) · el ικεσία (a request; a petition) · hu imádság (the act of praying) · vec orassión (practice of communicating with one's God) · tk namaz (practice of communicating with one's God) · tg дуъо (practice of communicating with one's God) · ar صَلَاة (the act of praying) · kmr nivêj (practice of communicating with one's God) · tg дуо (practice of communicating with one's God) · pms orassion (practice of communicating with one's God) · ps صلات (practice of communicating with one's God) · nl gebed (the act of praying) · lo ອະຖິຖານ (practice of communicating with one's God) · lo ພາວະນາ (practice of communicating with one's God) · arc צְלוֹתָא (practice of communicating with one's God) · ps لمونځ (the act of praying) · hi दुआ (practice of communicating with one's God) · fr prière (practice of communicating with one's God) · pl modły (a meeting held for the express purpose of praying) · tr namaz (practice of communicating with one's God) · lez дуьа (practice of communicating with one's God) · eu otoitzaldi (the act of praying) · dv ނަމާދު (practice of communicating with one's God) · pt oração (practice of communicating with one's God) · ang ġebed (practice of communicating with one's God) · yi תּפֿילה (the act of praying) · id salat (practice of communicating with one's God) · kk мінәжат (practice of communicating with one's God) · mn ᠵᠠᠯᠪᠠᠷᠢᠯ (practice of communicating with one's God) · ca rés (the act of praying) · nb bønn (practice of communicating with one's God) · pl oracja (practice of communicating with one's God) · nl bede (a request; a petition) · id doa (the act of praying) · nn bønn (practice of communicating with one's God) · ckb نوێژ (a meeting held for the express purpose of praying) · rgn urazion (the specific words or methods used for praying) · lv lūgšana (practice of communicating with one's God) · pt oração (the act of praying) · gu પ્રાર્થના (practice of communicating with one's God) · mfe lapriyer (the act of praying) · cs modlitba (the specific words or methods used for praying) · pdt Jebäd (the act of praying) · cy gweddi (a request; a petition) · mk молитва (a meeting held for the express purpose of praying) · fa نَماز (practice of communicating with one's God) · hu fohászkodás (the act of praying) · af gebed (the specific words or methods used for praying) · ota نماز (the act of praying) · sv bön (the specific words or methods used for praying) · ban mantra (practice of communicating with one's God) · hi वंदना (practice of communicating with one's God) · hy աղոթք (the act of praying) · ta பிரார்த்தனை (practice of communicating with one's God) · zh дўвар (practice of communicating with one's God) · ro serviciu divin (a meeting held for the express purpose of praying) · ru моле́бен (a meeting held for the express purpose of praying) · gl orazón (practice of communicating with one's God) · sq lutje (practice of communicating with one's God) · sh мо̀лба (a request; a petition) · ml പ്രാർത്ഥന (a meeting held for the express purpose of praying) · sh mòlitva (the specific words or methods used for praying) · ml പ്രാർത്ഥന (the act of praying) · pl modlitwa (a meeting held for the express purpose of praying) · ryu かみにげー (practice of communicating with one's God) · be малі́тва (practice of communicating with one's God) · tl panalangin (the act of praying) · mk молење (the act of praying) · mi karakia (practice of communicating with one's God) · gd ùrnaigh (a meeting held for the express purpose of praying) · vi kinh cầu nguyện (practice of communicating with one's God) · kmr dua (the specific words or methods used for praying) · izh malitva (practice of communicating with one's God) · vi ý nguyện (practice of communicating with one's God) · izh rissimä (practice of communicating with one's God) · ca pregària (practice of communicating with one's God) · tr dua (the specific words or methods used for praying) · itk אוּרַאצִיאוֹנַה (the act of praying) · pt reza (practice of communicating with one's God) · el προσευχή (the act of praying) · pt culto (a meeting held for the express purpose of praying) · fi pyyntö (a request; a petition) · cs modlitba (the act of praying) · da bøn (practice of communicating with one's God) · he תפילה \ תְּפִלָּה (practice of communicating with one's God) · mn залбирал (practice of communicating with one's God) · pt reza (the specific words or methods used for praying) · tr dua (practice of communicating with one's God) · lb Gebiet (practice of communicating with one's God) · ka ლოცვა (practice of communicating with one's God) · kmr nivêj (a meeting held for the express purpose of praying) · oc prèga (practice of communicating with one's God) · ar صلاة (practice of communicating with one's God) · pl modlitwa (the act of praying) · ml പ്രാർത്ഥന (practice of communicating with one's God) · ckb دوعا (the specific words or methods used for praying) · sa प्रार्थना (practice of communicating with one's God) · fi rukous (practice of communicating with one's God) · pdt Jebäd (practice of communicating with one's God) · el προσευχή (a meeting held for the express purpose of praying) · cs modlitba (practice of communicating with one's God) · oj anami'ewin (practice of communicating with one's God) · tl dasal (practice of communicating with one's God) · km ធម៌ (practice of communicating with one's God) · hi नमाज़ (practice of communicating with one's God) · alt кудай сӧзӱ (practice of communicating with one's God) · yi תּפֿילה (practice of communicating with one's God) · is bæn (practice of communicating with one's God) · dtp samb̲ayang (practice of communicating with one's God) · kk намаз (practice of communicating with one's God) · yue 祈禱 /祈祷 (practice of communicating with one's God) · war pa-nga-dji (practice of communicating with one's God) · rue молитва (practice of communicating with one's God) · pl pragnienie (a request; a petition) · rm urazchun (practice of communicating with one's God) · sv bön (a request; a petition) · fur orazion (practice of communicating with one's God) · bg молитва (the specific words or methods used for praying) · cu молитва (practice of communicating with one's God) · es preces (the specific words or methods used for praying) · ota دعا (the act of praying) · kk бата (the act of praying) · hsb modlitwa (practice of communicating with one's God) · ms sembahyang (practice of communicating with one's God) · el προσευχή (a request; a petition) · ota نماز (the specific words or methods used for praying) · ja 祈祷 (practice of communicating with one's God) · zza duwa (practice of communicating with one's God) · rhg dua (practice of communicating with one's God) · ro rugăciune (practice of communicating with one's God) · tr dua (the act of praying) · ug ناماز (practice of communicating with one's God) · de Gebet (the specific words or methods used for praying) · ti ጸሎት (practice of communicating with one's God) · la precatio (the specific words or methods used for praying) · ja 祈り (the act of praying) · nb bønnemøte (a meeting held for the express purpose of praying) · ban saa (practice of communicating with one's God) · az namaz (practice of communicating with one's God) · uk пацєр (the specific words or methods used for praying) · ga paidir (the specific words or methods used for praying) · ml പ്രാർത്ഥന (the specific words or methods used for praying) · uz namoz (practice of communicating with one's God) · af gebedsontmoeting (a meeting held for the express purpose of praying) · egy z:SA-A-F5-Y1 (the act of praying) · sl molitev (practice of communicating with one's God) · ast oración (practice of communicating with one's God) · fi rukoileminen (the act of praying) · nl gebed (practice of communicating with one's God) · el συμπροσευχή (a meeting held for the express purpose of praying) · egy n:nH-H-A2 (practice of communicating with one's God) · ko 기도 (practice of communicating with one's God) · af gebed (practice of communicating with one's God) · hu ima (the specific words or methods used for praying) · ar صَلَاة (practice of communicating with one's God) · bn নামাজ (practice of communicating with one's God) · my ပတ္ထနာ (practice of communicating with one's God) · tr dua (a meeting held for the express purpose of praying) · ga urnaí (practice of communicating with one's God) · ur دُعا (practice of communicating with one's God) · uga 𐎕𐎍𐎚 (practice of communicating with one's God) · mfe lapriyer (the specific words or methods used for praying) · th ภาวนา (practice of communicating with one's God) · mr प्रार्थना (a request; a petition) · ko 빔 (practice of communicating with one's God) · ru моли́тва (practice of communicating with one's God) · st mantswe a thapelo (the specific words or methods used for praying) · ru моли́тва (the act of praying) · ky дуба (practice of communicating with one's God) · lt malda (practice of communicating with one's God) · ga guí (the act of praying) · hy աղոթք (the specific words or methods used for praying) · ar دُعا (practice of communicating with one's God) · de Gebet (practice of communicating with one's God) · ar صلا (practice of communicating with one's God) · mdh cadsambayang (practice of communicating with one's God) · rm uraziun (practice of communicating with one's God) · sga guide (practice of communicating with one's God) · la prex (practice of communicating with one's God) · tt намаз (practice of communicating with one's God)