prayer
Example Sentences
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Traditional Latin prayers sung by men have a heavy, chant-like ominousness; the two female angels who appear in the visions convey an urgent, slightly dissonant ecstasy.
"We must continue to stand together to fight this... I have no doubt in my mind we will overcome," he told a recent prayer meeting for political prisoners.
From Barron's
In temporary spaces — the auditorium of a Catholic high school, a nearby Methodist church, a backyard — members have continued to gather regularly for prayer and celebration.
From Los Angeles Times
Mr Hall tells me how the town's five churches have come together, with clergy converging on Withernsea Methodist Church, which has become the focus for prayers.
From BBC
Having been to a Catholic school, he knew how to cross himself and recite prayers.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
