prayer

Noun
  1. The act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving) (synset 101044000)
    "the priest sank to his knees in prayer"
    is a type of: worship - the activity of worshipping
    subtypes:
    • devotion - (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently)
    • benediction, blessing - the act of praying for divine protection
    same as: supplication
  2. Reverent petition to a deity (synset 107203790)
    is a type of: asking, request - the verbal act of requesting
    subtypes:
    • prayer wheel - a cylinder with prayers written on it; each revolution counts as uttering the prayers; used especially by Buddhists in Tibet
    • benediction, blessing - a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection
    • collect - a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England
    • commination - prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesday
    • deprecation - a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster
    • blessing, grace, thanksgiving - a short prayer of thanks before a meal
    • intercession - a prayer to God on behalf of another person
    • invocation, supplication - a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
    • requiescat - a prayer for the repose of the soul of a dead person
    same as: orison, petition
  3. Earnest or urgent request (synset 107201488)
    "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"
    is a type of: asking, request - the verbal act of requesting
    subtypes:
    • adjuration - a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something
    • demagoguery, demagogy - impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace
    • plea, supplication - a humble request for help from someone in authority
    • solicitation - an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status
    • suit - a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank
    • courting, courtship, suit, wooing - a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
    same as: appeal, entreaty
  4. A fixed text used in praying (synset 106467660)
    is a type of: religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing - writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity
    subtypes:
    • agnus dei - a liturgical prayer beginning with these Latin words
    • mass - a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite
    • shema - a liturgical prayer (considered to be the essence of Jewish religion) that is recited at least twice daily by adult Jewish males to declare their faith
    specific instances:
    • angelus - a prayer said 3 times a day by Roman Catholics in memory of the Annunciation
    • ave maria, hail mary - a salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in prayers to her
    • canticle of simeon, nunc dimittis - the prayer of Simeon (Luke 2:29-32)
    • evening prayer, evensong - (Anglican Church) a daily evening service with prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer
    • kol nidre - the opening prayer on the eve of Yom Kippur
    • litany - a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation
    • lord's prayer - the prayer that Christ gave his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:9-13)
  5. Someone who prays to God (synset 110483618)
    is a type of: religious person - a person who manifests devotion to a deity
    subtypes: beadsman, bedesman - a person who is paid to pray for the soul of another
    same as: supplicant

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