| 单词 | prayer |
| 释义 | prayer (once / 71 pages) n A prayer is something you say to a god or deity. Your prayer can be silent words of thanks or a plea for help that's spoken out loud. Most religious believers say a prayer from time to time. While some people might use prayer as part of their plan for recovering from an illness, others bend their heads in prayer whenever they attend church or temple services. You can also say a non-religious prayer, just an entreaty or request for help. Prayer, from the Old French prier, has a Latin root: precaria, "obtained by prayer or given as a favor." WORD FAMILYprayer: prayerful, prayers+/pray: prayed, prayer, praying, prays/prayerful: prayerfully USAGE EXAMPLESThe day is full-fledged production, complete with corsages for lawmakers, prayers and judges swearing them in. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) About 200 Muslims who hold their prayers in rented hotel space in Manassas want to build their own space. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) She told him she believed in the power of prayer and in miracles. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) 1n reverent petition to a deity Syn|Hypo|Hyper orison, petition prayer wheel a cylinder with prayers written on it; each revolution counts as uttering the prayers; used especially by Buddhists in Tibet benediction, blessinga ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection collecta short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England comminationprayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesday deprecationa prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster blessing, grace, thanksgivinga short prayer of thanks before a meal intercessiona prayer to God on behalf of another person invocation, supplicationa prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service requiescata prayer for the repose of the soul of a dead person benisona spoken blessing rogationa solemn supplication ceremony prescribed by the church asking, request the verbal act of requesting 2n earnest or urgent request Syn|Hypo|Hyper appeal, entreaty adjuration a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something demagoguery, demagogyimpassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace plea, supplicationa humble request for help from someone in authority solicitationan entreaty addressed to someone of superior status suita petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank courting, courtship, suit, wooinga man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage) flag waving, jingoisman appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions beggary, begging, mendicancya solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) touchthe act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan) importunity, urgency, urginginsistent solicitation and entreaty bundlinga onetime custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing asking, request the verbal act of requesting 3n 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 Syn|Hypo|Hyper supplication devotion (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently) benediction, blessingthe act of praying for divine protection bhakti(Hinduism) loving devotion to a deity leading to salvation and nirvana; open to all persons independent of caste or sex novenaa Roman Catholic devotion consisting of prayers on nine consecutive days Stations, Stations of the Cross(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary worship the activity of worshipping 4n a fixed text used in praying Exp|Hypo|Hyper Angelus a prayer said 3 times a day by Roman Catholics in memory of the Annunciation Ave Mariaa salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in prayers to her Canticle of Simeonthe prayer of Simeon (Luke 2:29-32) Evening Prayer(Anglican Church) a daily evening service with prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer Kol Nidrethe opening prayer on the eve of Yom Kippur Litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation Lord's Prayerthe prayer that Christ gave his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:9-13) Agnus Dei a liturgical prayer beginning with these Latin words Massa sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite Shemaa liturgical prayer (considered to be the essence of Jewish religion) that is recited at least twice daily by adult Jewish males to declare their faith religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity 5n someone who prays to God Syn|Hypo|Hyper supplicant beadsman, bedesman a person who is paid to pray for the soul of another religious person a person who manifests devotion to a deity |
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