Meaning

7 senses
  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.

    Gebet

    моли́тваmolítva, нама́зnamáz

    моли́тваmolýtva

  2. (countable)An act of praying.

    Gebet

    моли́тваmolítva

    a fixed text used in 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.

    Gebet

    моли́тваmolítva

    молитваmolytva, пацєрpacjer

  4. (countable, uncountable)A meeting held for the express purpose of praying.

    Grandpa never misses a chance to go to prayer.

    Gottesdienst

    моле́бенmolében

  5. (countable)A request; a petition.

    This, your honor, is my prayer; that all here be set free.

    мольба́molʹbá

    earnest or urgent request

  6. (countable, singular, uncountable)The remotest hope or chance.

    That team doesn't have a prayer of winning the championship.

  7. One who prays.

    Beter, Beterin

    someone who prays to God

Examples

292 sentences
  1. It's a little late for prayer.

    Трохи запізно для молитви.

    ruПоздновато для молитвы.

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  2. Tom doesn't have a prayer.

    У Тома немає шансів.

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  3. They didn't have a prayer.

    У них не було жодного шансу.

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  4. Tom hasn't got a prayer.

    У Тома немає шансів.

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  5. I'm the answer to your prayer.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
practice of communicating with one's God:
the specific words or methods used for praying:
Русский
By meaning 3
practice of communicating with one's God:
a meeting held for the express purpose of praying:
a request; a petition:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
practice of communicating with one's God:
a meeting held for the express purpose of praying:
one who prays:

Origin

From Middle English preiere, from Old French preiere, from Early Medieval Latin precāria,

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).

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Forms

plural: prayers
Singularprayer
Pluralprayers

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

36 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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