#1 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". wn
#2 prayer n. [petition, orison] reverent petition to a deity. wn
#3 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". wn
#4 prayer n. a fixed text used in praying. wn
#5 prayer n. [supplicant] someone who prays to God. wn
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