prayer

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Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

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Definition

  1. noun the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
  2. noun reverent petition to a deity
  3. noun earnest or urgent request

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).

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Synonyms

supplication

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