given to, characterized by, or expressive of prayer; devout
Derived forms
prayerfully
adverb
prayerfulness
noun
Word origin
[1620–30; prayer + -ful]This word is first recorded in the period 1620–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: acid, headline, midshipman, plug, veto-ful is a suffix meaning “full of,” “characterized by” (shameful; beautiful; careful; thoughtful); “tending to,” “able to” (wakeful; harmful); or “as much as will fill” (spoonful)
Examples of 'prayerful' in a sentence
prayerful
The team kept their prayerful petitions warm and conversational.
Houston Chronicle (2006)
He was a man of profound, prayerful wisdom and bubbling joyful humour.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
War, as well as prayerful chastity and poverty, could be a means of penance.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Those who met her were struck by her radiant smile, and prayerful, otherworldly presence.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This did not put me in a prayerful state, it put me in a grump.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
As he spotted his landing perfectly from a flying dismount, he showed not elation but prayerful relief.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I sat on the mossy ground and closed my eyes to listen to this prayerful wind.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Unexpectedly to my ears, these turned out to contain ferocious improvisations that were as punchy as they were prayerful.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It is comforting to know that people who are far more faith-filled and prayerful than us also wrestle with worry.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
And then, pressing his hands together in a prayerful gesture, he launched into his comeback pitch.