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pray to

VERB

call

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appoint ask charge claim declare order require summon

STRONG

challenge command decree elect entreat exact ordain postulate proclaim requisition solicit

WEAK

appeal to set apart

VERB

worship

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admire adore canonize celebrate chant idolize revere sing venerate

STRONG

adulate deify esteem exalt extol hero-worship laud love magnify praise respect reverence sanctify

WEAK

bow down to dote on offer prayers to pay homage to put on a pedestal sing praises to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abhor condemn despise detest hate

STRONG

blame castigate criticize denounce dishonor dislike disrespect scorn

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“You have to pray to the gods,” said Boushele.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

"But what can I do? I can only sit here and pray to god to return my son to me. I want nothing else."

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025

And many of the expeditions set out from Bari, where the soldiers could pray to Nicholas for calm seas and a prosperous voyage.

From Slate • Dec. 15, 2024

"My deepest condolences to those who have lost their innocent children in this. I pray to God to give them the strength to bear this immense loss," he wrote.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2024

Every time a new baby was born, they’d always go out to the Holy Grove, and pray to Saint Gwenforte, the Holy Greyhound, to keep that baby safe.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

pray to

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