prayer, n.
(prayers)
freq. cnt. 12
(prayers)
freq. cnt. 12
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5
prayer supplication
sample sentences
"the priest sank to his knees in prayer"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
reverent petition to a deity
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
orison petition prayer
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prayer wheel
benediction, blessing
collect
commination
deprecation
grace, blessing, thanksgiving
intercession
invocation, supplication
requiescat
hypernym
earnest or urgent request
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 2
appeal entreaty prayer
sample sentences
"an entreaty to stop the fighting""an appeal for help"
"an appeal to the public to keep calm"
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derivationally related form
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hypernym
hyponym
a fixed text used in praying
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
prayer
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hyponym
instance hyponym
someone who prays to God
<noun.person>
prayer supplicant
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