prayer Definition

prayer¹
noun

1. An address to one's god, making a request or giving thanks.

Thesaurus: litany, invocation, suffrage, communion, paternoster, devotion, Kyrie eleison.
2. The activity of praying.
3. An earnest hope, desire or entreaty.

Thesaurus: plea, entreaty, appeal, supplication, petition, request, solicitation, suit.

Etymology: 13c: from French preiere, from Latin precaria, from precari to pray.

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prayer²
noun

1. Someone who prays.