prayer and fasting
Devout petition, abstinence
Prayer and fasting is a combined spiritual discipline practiced across religious traditions, pairing communication with God (prayer) with voluntary abstention from food (fasting).
The combination intensifies devotion—fasting sharpens focus and demonstrates earnestness while prayer directs that focused energy toward petition or worship.
Christians, Muslims, Jews, and others observe designated periods of prayer and fasting, whether for repentance, seeking guidance, or spiritual breakthrough: The congregation held three days of prayer and fasting before the vote.
- hungerNeed for nourishment
- empty stomachDigestive tract without food
- bread and waterMinimal prisoner's diet
- meditationFocused attention practice
- quiet timeDesignated rest interval
Christianity · hush · supplication · intercession · Ramadan · Yom Kippur · discipline · Islam · asceticism · Lent · forty days · repentance · detoxification · silence · Judaism · breath · bended knee · surrender
prayer and fastinggluttony
Greedy excess in consumption
hedonism · debauchery · carousing · indulgence · sensual pleasure
prayer and fastinggodlessness
Lack of belief
impiety · irreligion · apostasy · atheism · blasphemy
prayer and fastinggoing through the motions
Performing without genuine effort
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