Prayer – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
prayer
n.
petition or entreaty to god, application to God expressed in words or thoughts; one who prays, one who appeals to God
Prayer
Prayer (from the
Latin precari "to ask earnestly, beg, entreat") is an
invocation or act that seeks to activate a
rapport with an object of
worship through deliberate communication.
prayer
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) supplication
(hypernym) worship
(hyponym) devotion
(derivation) pray
2. reverent petition to a deity
(synonym) petition, orison
(hypernym) request, asking
(hyponym) prayer wheel
(derivation) pray
3. earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"
(synonym) entreaty, appeal
(hypernym) request, asking
(hyponym) adjuration
4. a fixed text used in praying
(hypernym) sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text
(hyponym) Agnus Dei
(derivation) pray
5. someone who prays to God
(synonym) supplicant
(hypernym) religionist, religious person
(hyponym) beadsman, bedesman
(derivation) pray
prayer
n.
modlitba; modlení
prayer
Rzecz.
modlitwa; pacierz
