prayer

[prair] / prɛər /

NOUN

pleading, especially with a deity;

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appeal invocation plea service worship

STRONG

application begging benediction communion devotion entreaty grace imprecation litany orison petition pleading request rogation suit supplication

WEAK

answer adoration beseeching imploration imploring request for help

Antonyms

STRONG

demand

Example Sentences

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Wearing his red mozzetta and stole, Leo appeared deep in prayer during the ceremony, listening with eyes closed.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Her hair stylist, Kellon Deryck, wrote on X: "Everyone say a prayer for Megan, we are all at the hospital."

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

She led a Sikh prayer at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The group held prayer calls that included Flynn, Stone, and Giuliani, and Trump himself at one point tried calling in.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

He wore a purple silk stole, embroidered, around his neck and held the tiniest prayer book you ever saw.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck