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Definition of Prayer

Prayer

  1. One who prays; a supplicant.
  2. The act of praying, or of asking a favor; earnest request or entreaty; hence, a petition or memorial addressed to a court or a legislative body.
  3. The act of addressing supplication to a divinity, especially to the true God; the offering of adoration, confession, supplication, and thanksgiving to the Supreme Being; as, public prayer; secret prayer.
  4. The form of words used in praying; a formula of supplication; an expressed petition; especially, a supplication addressed to God; as, a written or extemporaneous prayer; to repeat one's prayers.

Prayer Quotations

To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
Mahatma Gandhi

Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.
Mahatma Gandhi

I do believe we're all connected. I do believe in positive energy. I do believe in the power of prayer. I do believe in putting good out into the world. And I believe in taking care of each other.
Harvey Fierstein
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Prayer Translations

prayer in Afrikaans is gebed
prayer in Dutch is gebed
prayer in German is Gebet
prayer in Italian is preghiera
prayer in Latin is votum, prex precis

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