Complete Definition of "prayer"

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English

Pronunciation
/IPAchar|�pre�(r)/, /<tt>pre@(r)<tt>/
audio|en-us-prayer.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology
-er|pray

Noun
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  1. A practice of communicate|communicating with one's God.

#:Through prayer I ask for God's blessings.

  1. The act of praying.

#:In many cultures, prayer involves singing.

  1. The specific words or methods used for praying.

#:Christians recite the Lord's Prayer.

  1. A meeting held for the express purpose of praying.

#:Grandpa never misses a chance to go to prayer.

  1. A request; a petition.

#:This, your honor, is my prayer; that all here be set free.

Translations
trans-top|practice of communicating with one's God
Arabic: Arab|ص�اة IPAchar|(�al�a) f
Czech: modlitba f
Finnish: rukous, rukoileminen
German: Gebet n
Hungarian: ima#Hungarian|ima
Italian: preghiera f, orazione f
Japanese: �� (���, inori)
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Kurdish: KUchar|����, nivêj f
Polish: modlitwa f
Russian: моли�ва (molítva) f
Serbian: molitva f
Slovene: molitev f
Spanish: oración f
Telugu: ప�రార�థన (praarthana)
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trans-top|the act of praying
Finnish: rukoilla|rukoileminen
Japanese: �� (���, inori)
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Kurdish: KUchar|���� کرد�
Russian: моли�ва (molítva) f
Serbian: moliti f
Slovene: molitev f
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trans-top|the specific words or methods used for praying
Finnish: rukous
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Kurdish: KUchar|د�عا, dua f
Russian: моли�ва (molítva) f
Serbian: molitva f
Slovene: molitev f
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trans-top|a meeting held for the express purpose of praying
Finnish: rukoushetki
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|����, nivêj f
Russian: молебен (molében) m
Slovene: molitev f
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trans-top|a request; a petition
Finnish: pyyntö
trans-mid
Russian: мол�ба (mol�bá) f
Serbian: molba f
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ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|ص�اة (ṣal�a) f
Aramaic:
:Syriac: ܨܠ�ܬ� (Ṣl�th�, Ṣl�tho) f
:Hebrew: צ��ת� (Ṣl�th�, Ṣl�tho) f
ttbc|Bosnian: molitva f, molba f
ttbc|Dutch: gebed n
ttbc|Ewe: gbedodo�a
ttbc|French: prière f, prières f|p
ttbc|German: Gebet n (1,3,4), Beten n (2), Gottesdienst m (4), Prediger m (5)
ttbc|Greek: ��ο�ε��ή (prosevkhí) f
ttbc|Korean: �기 (bilgi)
trans-mid
ttbc|Kurdish: lava f
ttbc|Maltese: talba f
ttbc|Old English: gebed|Ä¡ebed
ttbc|Polish: modlitwa f (1,2,3,4)
ttbc|Romanian: rug�ciune f, rug�ciuni f|p
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: ùrnaigh f
Serbian:
:*Cyrillic: моли�ва f, молба f
:*Roman: molitva f, molba f
ttbc|Spanish: rezo, oración
ttbc|Swedish: bön
ttbc|Telugu: ప�రార�థన (praarthana) (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
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Pronunciation
/IPAchar|�preɪ�(r)/, /<tt>"preI.@(r)<tt>/

Noun
rfc-level|Noun at L4+ not in L3 POS section
prayer (plural: prayers)

  1. colloquial: One who prays.

#:Yep, Grandpa is a real prayer alright.

Translations

German: Prediger m
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Kurdish: KUchar|����ک��ر
Spanish: orador m, oradora f

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