prayer

prayer
prayer
W3S3 [preə US prer] n
[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: preiere, from Latin precaria, from prex; PRAY1]
1.)
words that you say when praying to God or gods
▪ Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time.
▪ The children said their prayers and got into bed.
▪ God has answered your prayer .
prayer for
▪ a prayer for the dead
2.) [U]
when someone prays, or the regular habit of praying
▪ the power of prayer
▪ a prayer meeting
in prayer
▪ The congregation knelt in prayer.
3.)
a wish or hope that something will happen
▪ Her prayer was that she would pass her exams.
4.) prayers [plural]
a regular religious meeting in a church, school etc, at which people pray together
▪ Prayers are at 8 o'clock.
5.) not have a prayer (of doing sth) informal to have no chance of succeeding
▪ He tried hard, but he didn't have a prayer.
▪ They don't have a prayer of winning.
6.) an/the answer to sb's prayers informal
something that someone wants or needs very much
▪ The job was an answer to my prayers.
→on a wing and a prayer at ↑wing1 (10)

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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