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prayerful, a.|ˈprɛəfʊl|
[f. prayer1 + -ful.]
1. Of a person: Much given to prayer, devout.
1626R. Harris Hezekiah's Recovery (1630) 2 Tis simply necessary in afflictions to be prayerfull, in the middest of mercies to bee thankfull. 1702C. Mather Magn. Chr. iii. (1853) I. 592 He was very pious in his childhood, and, because pious, therefore prayerful. 18..Whittier Pr. Wks. (1889) II. 153 Pious, sober, prayerful people.
2. Of speech, looks, actions, etc.: Characterized by or expressive of prayer.
1652Benlowes Theoph. Argt. 1 Stere home a pray'rful course to Heav'n at last. 1657M. Lawrence Use & Pract. Faith 86 Faith puts persons into a mourning, confessing, prayerful frame. 1838Hope-Scott in Ornsby Mem. & Corr. (1884) I. 152 A general and prayerful reading of Scripture. 1871Palgrave Lyr. Poems 30 With prayerful earnest eyes. |