family prayer

Kin praying together

Family prayer is prayer conducted as a household, typically led by a parent with children and other family members participating.

The practice is associated with religious homes where daily or mealtime devotion is routine: We gathered for family prayer before dinner.

The phrase implies shared faith and domestic ritual.

Opposites
setting/context of worship

family prayerchurch service

Organized Christian worship gathering

public worship · congregational prayer · Sunday service · Mass · temple service

individual vs. collective devotion

family prayerprivate prayer

Solitary communion with deity

personal devotion · silent prayer · contemplative prayer

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