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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)
  • (US) audio

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

  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.
    • 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:
  3. (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.
  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, in negative constructions, singular, uncountable) The remotest hope or chance.
    • That team doesn't have a prayer of winning the championship.

Forms

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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

bead · orison · precation

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(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)

prayer en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • prāʹər (US)
  • /ˈpɹeɪəɹ/ (US)
  • /ˈpɹeɪə(ɹ)/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

pray + -er.

Meanings

  1. One who prays.
    • Out of the 37 respondents, seven are infrequent prayers who prefer to leave the precise details of their prayer life ambiguous. 2012, Paul O'Connor, Islam in Hong Kong: Muslims and Everyday Life in China's World City:
    • If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar / A hope-er^([sic]), a pray-er^([sic]), a magic bean buyer… 1974, Shel Silverstein, “Invitation”, in Where the Sidewalk Ends, Harper Collins Publishers:

Forms

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Translations (28)

sv förbedjare (one who prays) · el προσευχόμενος (one who prays) · pt rezadora (one who prays) · tr duacı (one who prays) · st mothapeli (one who prays) · it pregatrice (one who prays) · eu otoizlari (one who prays) · eu otoizgile (one who prays) · sv bedjare (one who prays) · es orador (one who prays) · es oradora (one who prays) · pt oradora (one who prays) · nl bidder (one who prays) · ar مُصَلٍّ (one who prays) · af bidder (one who prays) · cs modlitel (one who prays) · cs modlitelka (one who prays) · bg молещ се (one who prays) · it pregatore (one who prays) · pt orador (one who prays) · de Beter (one who prays) · de Beterin (one who prays) · es orante (one who prays) · es rezador (one who prays) · bn নামাজী (one who prays) · pt rezador (one who prays) · ckb نوێژکەر (one who prays) · bn মুসল্লি (one who prays)