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prayerful en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɹɛːfʊl/ (UK)

Etymology

From prayer + -ful.

Meanings

  1. That prays frequently; characterised by prayer, devout, reverent.
    • His extrovert craziness is an interesting counterpoint or safety valve to the ethos of prayerful silence and traditional solemnity which is so much part of Orthodox identity. 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 207:

Forms

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more prayerful Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most prayerful Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

prayerfully · prayerfulness · unprayerful

Translations (2)

bg набожен (1. That prays frequently; characterised by prayer, devout) · de andächtig (1. That prays frequently; characterised by prayer, devout)