PRAYER

• (noun) the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

  "the priest sank to his knees in prayer"

  synonyms : supplication

• (noun) a fixed text used in praying

• (noun) earnest or urgent request

  "an entreaty to stop the fighting", "an appeal for help", "an appeal to the public to keep calm"

  synonyms : appeal , entreaty

• (noun) reverent petition to a deity

  synonyms : orison , petition

• (noun) someone who prays to God

  synonyms : supplicant

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