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Definition & Synonyms
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• Pray
- (v. t.) To effect or accomplish by praying; as, to pray a soul out of purgatory.
- (v. t.) To ask earnestly for; to seek to obtain by supplication; to entreat for.
- (v. i.) To make request with earnestness or zeal, as for something desired; to make entreaty or supplication; to offer prayer to a deity or divine being as a religious act; specifically, to address the Supreme Being with adoration, confession, supplication, and thanksgiving.
- (v. t.) To address earnest request to; to supplicate; to entreat; to implore; to beseech.
- (n. & v.) See Pry.
Synonyms:
Beg, Implore,
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• Prayer
- (v. i.) The act of addressing supplication to a divinity, especially to the true God; the offering of adoration, confession, supplication, and thanksgiving to the Supreme Being; as, public prayer; secret prayer.
- (v. i.) The act of praying, or of asking a favor; earnest request or entreaty; hence, a petition or memorial addressed to a court or a legislative body.
- (n.) One who prays; a supplicant.
- (v. i.) The form of words used in praying; a formula of supplication; an expressed petition; especially, a supplication addressed to God; as, a written or extemporaneous prayer; to repeat ones prayers.
Synonyms:
Appeal, Entreaty, Orison, Petition, Supplicant, Supplication,
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