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A set of words addressed to a deity; The act of asking for a favor with earnestness; A petition; A supplication;

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Used as a noun, listen here, it means: A set of words addressed to a deity; The act of asking for a favor with earnestness; A petition; A supplication;. Used as a noun, listen here, it means: One who addresses a set of words to a deity.

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Usage examples (28)
  • Trouble and perplexity drive us to prayer, and prayer driveth away trouble and perplexity.
  • The term prayer (euche) used at Nicæa, has in this connection always been taken in its strict signification as meaning supplication
  • I think this prayer is the reason for the success of my finger crossing.
  • But if your heart has n't been changed, your prayer is an abomination to the Lord.
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  • ''prayer" is a heteronym, which means you may find it with different pronunciations and different meanings.
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