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prayer

[prair] / prɛər /
NOUN
pleading, especially with a deity;
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appeal invocation plea service worship
STRONG
application begging benediction communion devotion entreaty grace imprecation litany orison petition pleading request rogation suit supplication
WEAK
answer adoration beseeching imploration imploring request for help
Antonyms
STRONG
demand

Example Sentences

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St Michael and All Angels church in the village said it would be joining in prayer and lighting candles on Sunday afternoon.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

So too will a stop at a place of pilgrimage and prayer for both Muslims and Christians - the Basilica of our Lady of Africa - also in Algeria's capital.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

The Lakers don’t need him showing up in three weeks trying to save this season on a limp and a prayer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

My grandfather was named Fuchang—“wealth and prosperity”—a hopeful prayer for a life the land rarely provided.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The newspaper, a book, the waiting room pamphlet about the power of prayer.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson