prayer
A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entityA practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity.
» It's a little late for prayer.
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Meaning
7 senses(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
(countable)An act of praying.
Gebet
моли́тваmolítva
a fixed text used in praying
(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
(countable, uncountable)A meeting held for the express purpose of praying.
Grandpa never misses a chance to go to prayer.
Gottesdienst
моле́бенmolében
(countable)A request; a petition.
This, your honor, is my prayer; that all here be set free.
мольба́molʹbá
earnest or urgent request
(countable, singular, uncountable)The remotest hope or chance.
That team doesn't have a prayer of winning the championship.
One who prays.
Beter, Beterin
someone who prays to God
Examples
292 sentencesIt's a little late for prayer.
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Tom doesn't have a prayer.
У Тома немає шансів.
They didn't have a prayer.
У них не було жодного шансу.
Tom hasn't got a prayer.
У Тома немає шансів.
I'm the answer to your prayer.
Translations
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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: prayersSynonyms
8 synonyms- the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving):supplication
- reverent petition to a deity:petitionorison
- someone who prays to God:supplicant
- earnest or urgent request:entreatyappeal
Word family
36 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable