1. 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"
Synonym(s): supplication
Hypernym(s): worship
2. prayer - noun
· reverent petition to a deity
3. prayer - noun
· earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"
4. prayer - noun
· a fixed text used in praying
Hypernym(s): sacred_text, sacred_writing, religious_writing, religious_text
5. prayer - noun
· someone who prays to God
Synonym(s): supplicant
Hypernym(s): religious_person
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