prayer
Words to heaven
Prayer is communication directed toward a deity or spiritual force—expressing gratitude, making requests, seeking guidance, or simply acknowledging the divine.
It may be silent or spoken, private or communal, spontaneous or ritualized: She said a prayer before the meal.
A prayer is also the text of such an address: the Lord's Prayer.
Figuratively, something that doesn't have a prayer has no chance of success.
Beaded prayer counter
- beadsSmall pierced ornaments for stringing
- kneelingLowering onto bent legs
- genuflectionKnee-bending act of reverence
- prostrationUtter physical or mental depletion
bowing · folded hands · incense · candle · altar · shrine · chapel · mosque
Formal request or defense
- appealFormal review request
- requestFormal act of seeking
- entreatyEarnest, urgent request
- supplicationHumble plea for help
imploration · blessing · intercession · thanksgiving · confession · litany · orison · novena
Focused attention practice
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- centeringPositioning at midpoint
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
mindfulness · mantra · chanting · solitude · retreat · quietude · listening · presence
Profound loving regard
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- praiseExpression of approval
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- venerationProfound admiring respect
hymn · psalm · liturgy · congregation · sermon · benediction · thanksgiving · glorification
Islamic obligatory prayer
Assembled group of worshippers
- serviceAid or maintenance
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- circleCurved closed shape
- groupAssembled collection of things
corporate · assembly · choir · responsive · call-and-response · fellowship · unity · collective
rosary
Beaded prayer counter
- beadsSmall pierced ornaments for stringing
- kneelingLowering onto bent legs
- genuflectionKnee-bending act of reverence
prostration · bowing · folded hands · incense · candle · altar · shrine · chapel · mosque · temple
plea
Formal request or defense
supplication · imploration · blessing · intercession · thanksgiving · confession · litany · orison · novena · beseech
meditation
Focused attention practice
contemplation · mindfulness · mantra · chanting · solitude · retreat · quietude · listening · presence · mysticism
adoration
Profound loving regard
veneration · hymn · psalm · liturgy · congregation · sermon · benediction · thanksgiving · glorification · exaltation
salat
Islamic obligatory prayer
imam · jummah · prostration · bismillah
congregation
Assembled group of worshippers
group · corporate · assembly · choir · responsive · call-and-response · fellowship · unity · collective · vigil
- group activitiesgroup games, voting, protest, group dance, group project
- cultural practicesmusic, dance, art, religion, marriage
- religionChristianity, Islam, beliefs, Judaism, Hinduism
- bonding ritualshandshake, hug, toast, gift giving, wedding
- customscustoms, customs clearance, wedding custom, customs declaration, burial custom
- daily routinesmeditation, yoga, exercise, journaling, reading
prayercurse
Invoked harm through words
malediction · hex · imprecation · execration · anathema
- Friday prayersWeekly Islamic communal worship
- call to prayerReligious worship summons
- praying mantisPredatory insect with grasping forelegs
- bedtime prayersDevotional words before sleep
- prayer beadsCounting aid for worship
- prayer bookText for religious devotions
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