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prayer n. [
supplication] 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"
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prayer n. [
petition, orison] reverent petition to a deity
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prayer n. [
entreaty, appeal] earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"
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prayer n. a fixed text used in praying
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prayer n. [
supplicant] someone who prays to God
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