prayer

Definition

A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity.

Etymology

From Middle English preiere, from Old French preiere, from Early Medieval Latin precāria, derived from Latin precem. Displaced native Old English ġebed (whence modern English bead).

Example Sentences

• "Through prayer I ask for God's guidance."
• "In many cultures, prayer involves singing."
• "Then everybody once more knelt, and soon the blessing was pronounced. The choir and the clergy trooped out slowly, […], down the nave to the western door. […] At a seemingly immense distance the surpliced group stopped to say the last prayer."