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prayerful

[prair-fuhl] / ˈprɛər fəl /
ADJECTIVE
holy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chaste devotional godlike
WEAK
angelic believing blessed clean consecrated dedicated devoted devout divine faithful faultless glorified god-fearing godly good hallowed humble immaculate innocent just moral perfect pietistic pietistical pious pure religious revered reverent righteous sacrosanct sainted saintlike saintly sanctified seraphic spiritual spotless sublime uncorrupt undefiled untainted unworldly upright venerable venerated virtuous

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Scorsese says he attends Mass and is “absolutely” a prayerful person.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Brad is a gentle, prayerful man who wins Joel’s heart and ours by extension.

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2024

In a statement late Sunday, Grove said “after prayerful consideration and thoughtful discussions” with her family, she had decided to finish serving her California Senate term, which ends in 2026.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2023

I exchanged prayerful meditation time for a litter pickup but wasn’t convinced I’d find much.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2023

Concentrating, prayerful, I waited for my soul to leave my body.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides