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Communication with God, act of praying, etc
One who prays

Etymology 1

From Middle English preiere, from Old French priere, proiere, from Medieval Latin precaria, feminine of Latin precarius (“‘obtained by entreaty’”), from precor (“‘beg, entreat’”)

Noun

Singular prayer

Plural prayers

prayer (plural prayers)

  1. A practice of communicating with one's God.
    Through prayer I ask for God's blessings.
  2. The act of praying.
    In many cultures, prayer involves singing.
  3. The specific words or methods used for praying.
    Christians recite the Lord's Prayer.
  4. A meeting held for the express purpose of praying.
    Grandpa never misses a chance to go to prayer.
  5. A request; a petition.
    This, your honor, is my prayer; that all here be set free.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
practice of communicating with one's God
  • Albanian: lutje sq(sq)
  • Arabic: صلاة ar(ar) (Salaa) f.
  • Aramaic:
    Syriac: ܨܠܘܬܐ (Ṣlōtā’) f.
    Hebrew: צלותא (Ṣlōtā’) f., תפילה he(he) (tfila)
  • Armenian: աղոթք hy(hy) (aġot’k’)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 祈禱 cmn(cmn), 祈祷 cmn(cmn) (qídǎo)
  • Croatian: molitva hr(hr)
  • Czech: modlitba cs(cs) f.
  • Dutch: gebed nl(nl) n.
  • Finnish: rukous fi(fi), rukoileminen fi(fi)
  • French: prière fr(fr) f.
  • German: Gebet de(de) n.
  • Greek: προσευχή el(el) (proseuchí) f.
  • Hindi: प्रार्थना hi(hi) (prārthanā)
  • Hungarian: ima hu(hu)
  • Italian: preghiera it(it) f., orazione it(it) f.
  • Japanese: 祈り ja(ja) (いのり, inori), 祈祷 ja(ja) (きとう, kitō)
  • Kurdish: نوێژ ku(ku), nivêj ku(ku) f.
  • Macedonian: молитва mk(mk) (mólitva) f.
  • Norwegian: bønn no(no)
  • Pashto: لمونځ ps(ps) (lmunz) m.
  • Polish: modlitwa pl(pl) f., modły pl(pl) f. pl.
  • Portuguese: oração pt(pt)
  • Romanian: rugăciune ro(ro)
  • Russian: молитва ru(ru) (molítva) f.
  • Serbian: molitva sr(sr) f.
  • Slovene: molitev sl(sl) f.
  • Spanish: oración es(es) f.
  • Swahili: swala sw(sw)
  • Telugu: ప్రార్థన (praarthana)
  • Turkish: dua tr(tr)
the act of praying
  • Albanian: lutje sq(sq)
  • Armenian: աղոթք hy(hy) (aġot’k’)
  • Catalan: rés ca(ca) m.
  • Dutch: gebed nl(nl) n., bidden nl(nl) n.
  • Esperanto: preĝo eo(eo)
  • Finnish: rukoileminen fi(fi)
  • Greek: προσευχή el(el) (proseuchí) f.
  • Japanese: 祈り ja(ja) (いのり, inori)
  • Kurdish: نوێژ کردن
  • Macedonian: молитва mk(mk) (mólitva) f., молење mk(mk) (mólenje) n.
  • Norwegian: bønn no(no)
  • Pashto: لمونځ ps(ps) (lmunz) m.
  • Polish: modlitwa pl(pl) f., modły pl(pl) f. pl.
  • Portuguese: oração pt(pt) f.
  • Romanian: rugăciune ro(ro)
  • Russian: молитва ru(ru) (molítva) f.
  • Serbian: moliti sr(sr) f.
  • Slovene: molitev sl(sl) f.
  • Swahili: swali sw(sw)
  • Turkish: dua tr(tr)
the specific words or methods used for praying
  • Armenian: աղոթք hy(hy) (aġot’k’)
  • Dutch: gebed nl(nl) n.
  • Finnish: rukous fi(fi)
  • Greek: προσευχή el(el) (proseuchí) f.
  • Irish: paidir ga(ga) f.
  • Kurdish: دوعا, dua f.
  • Macedonian: молитва mk(mk) (mólitva) f.
  • Norwegian: bønn no(no)
  • Pashto: لمونځ ps(ps) (lmunz) m.
  • Polish: modlitwa pl(pl) f.
  • Russian: молитва ru(ru) (molítva) f.
  • Serbian: molitva sr(sr) f.
  • Slovene: molitev sl(sl) f.
  • Spanish: oración es(es) f.
  • Swahili: swala sw(sw)
  • Turkish: dua tr(tr)
a meeting held for the express purpose of praying
  • Finnish: rukoushetki
  • Greek: προσευχή el(el) (proseuchí) f., συμπροσευχή el(el) (symproseuchí) f.
  • Kurdish: نوێژ, nivêj f.
  • Macedonian: молитва mk(mk) (mólitva) f.
  • Norwegian: bønnemøte no(no) n.
  • Polish: modlitwa pl(pl) f., modły pl(pl) f. pl.
  • Portuguese: missa pt(pt), culto pt(pt)
  • Russian: молебен ru(ru) (molében) m.
  • Slovene: molitev sl(sl) f.
  • Turkish: dua tr(tr)
a request; a petition
  • Dutch: bede nl(nl)
  • Finnish: pyyntö fi(fi)
  • Greek: προσευχή el(el) (proseuchí) f., ικεσία el(el) (ikesía) f.
  • Macedonian: молба mk(mk) (mólba) f.
  • Norwegian: bønn no(no)
  • Polish: pragnienie pl(pl) n.
  • Russian: мольба (mol’bá) f.
  • Serbian: molba sr(sr) f.
The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.
Translations to be checked
  • Kurdish: lava f.
  • Maltese: talba f.
  • Old English: ġebed
  • Persian: نماز fa(fa) (namaz)
  • Romanian: rugăciune f., rugăciuni f. pl.
  • Scottish Gaelic: ùrnaigh f.
  • Serbian:
  • Cyrillic: молитва f., молба f.
  • Roman: molitva f., molba f.
  • Spanish: rezo, oración
  • Swedish: bön
  • Telugu: ప్రార్థన (praarthana) (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

Etymology 2

pray + -er

Noun

Singular prayer

Plural prayers

prayer (plural prayers)

  1. One who prays.
    Yep, Grandpa is a real prayer all right.
Translations
one who prays
  • German: Prediger de(de) m.
  • Greek: προσευχόμενος el(el) (proseuchómenos) m.
  • Italian: pregatore it(it) m.
  • Kurdish: نوێژکه‌ر
  • Portuguese: orador pt(pt) m., carola pt(pt) m. and f.
  • Spanish: orador es(es) m., oradora es(es) f.

 

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