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单词 prayer flags
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prayer1 /prār or prāˈər/

noun
  1. The act of praying
  2. Entreaty
  3. An address to a god or spiritual power in the form of a petition or offer of praise, penitence, etc
  4. Generally, the act of communing with one's god
  5. The wish put forward or the words used
  6. The thing prayed for
  7. A form used or intended for use in praying
  8. Public worship
  9. (in pl) (a time set aside for) worship in a family, school, etc
  10. A petition to a public body, eg a legislature
  11. In Parliament, a motion addressed to the Crown asking for the annulment of an order or regulation
  12. The slightest of chances (informal)
ORIGIN: OFr preier (Fr prier) to pray, from L precārī, from prex, precis a prayer

prayˈerful adjective

  1. Given to prayer, expressing one's earnest desires through prayer
  2. In a spirit or mental attitude of prayer

prayerˈfully adverb

prayerˈfulness noun

prayerˈless adjective

Without or not using prayer

prayerˈlessly adverb

prayerˈlessness noun

prayer bead noun

  1. One of the beads on a rosary
  2. A jequirity bean

prayer book noun

A book containing prayers or forms of devotion, esp the Book of Common Prayer of the Church of England

prayer flag noun

In Tibetan Buddhism, a flag on which a prayer is inscribed

prayer mat same as prayer rug below.

prayer meeting noun

A shorter and simpler form of public religious service, in which laymen often take part

prayˈer-monger noun

Someone who prays mechanically

prayer rug noun

A small carpet on which a Muslim kneels at prayer

prayer shawl same as tallith

prayer wheel noun

A drum wrapped with strips of paper inscribed with prayers deemed by Buddhists of Tibet to be proffered when the drum is turned

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