prayer

prayer
noun
ADJECTIVE
little, quick, short

She whispered a little prayer.

private, quiet, silent

She uttered a silent prayer.

special
fervent, heartfelt
unanswered
afternoon, bedtime, evening, midday, morning, noon
daily
ritual

the five daily ritual prayers of Islam

Friday

Muslims attend Friday prayers at the mosque.

Christian, Jewish, etc.
family
school (esp. AmE)

the contentious issue of school prayer

VERB + PRAYER
give, offer, offer up, pray, say, send up, utter

He gave a prayer of thanks to the troops.

I sent up a quick prayer and entered the interview room.

She began to pray a prayer of sincere gratitude.

mutter, whisper

Whenever I pass a temple, I mutter a quick prayer.

chant, read, recite

Priests chanted prayers and read from sacred texts.

remember sb in

Let us remember them in our prayers today.

hear
answer

Does God answer our prayers?

grant

Thankfully, his prayers were granted.

kneel in

The congregation kneeled in prayer.

join in, meet for

Local groups meet for prayer.

have

We had family prayers before breakfast.

attend

Students are required to attend prayers twice a week.

lead

An imam leads the prayer and usually gives a sermon.

PRAYER + NOUN
book
beads

He fiddled with his prayer beads.

mat, rug
shawl

a Jewish prayer shawl

flag

Buddhist prayer flags fluttering in the breeze

wheel

Tibetan monks use a prayer wheel.

meeting, service, session, vigil
breakfast (AmE)
circle, group
leader

a prayer leader at the mosque

hall, room

a Buddhist prayer hall

a multi-faith prayer room in the college

PREPOSITION
at prayer

He spends an hour each day at prayer.

in prayer

She moved her lips in silent prayer.

prayer for

a prayer for peace

prayer of

I said a prayer of grateful thanks to God.

prayer over

He spoke a brief prayer over their meal.

prayer to
PHRASES
the answer to sb's prayers (= exactly what sb needs)

The letter was the answer to all her prayers.

not have a prayer (= be sure to fail)

This never had a prayer of working.


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