prays
Speaks to God
Prays is the act of addressing a deity or higher power, typically in worship, petition, or thanksgiving: She prays every morning before breakfast.
Extended uses include earnest hoping: He prays the weather holds for the wedding.
To pray tell is an archaic or ironic way of asking someone to explain: What, pray tell, were you thinking?
Place of Christian worship
- mosqueIslamic house of worship
- synagogueJewish house of worship
- templeSacred worship structure
- shrineSacred devotional place
chapel · cathedral · congregation · service · mass · sermon · hymn · psalm
Lowering onto bent legs
- altarSacred ritual table
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
- rosaryBeaded prayer counter
- beadsSmall pierced ornaments for stringing
liturgy · vespers · matins · novena · vigil · genuflection · prostration · bowing
Acting on another's behalf
- supplicationHumble plea for help
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- healingRestoration of health
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
protection · forgiveness · mercy · deliverance · provision · strength · wisdom · peace
Sincere religious devotion
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
- earnestnessGenuine seriousness of intent
devoutness · humility · supplication · beseeching · imploring · entreaty · petition · intercession
Focused attention practice
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
solitude · retreat · centering · mindfulness · breath · listening · discernment · presence
church
Place of Christian worship
shrine · chapel · cathedral · congregation · service · mass · sermon · hymn · psalm · clergy
kneeling
Lowering onto bent legs
beads · liturgy · vespers · matins · novena · vigil · genuflection · prostration · bowing · hands clasped
intercession
Acting on another's behalf
- supplicationHumble plea for help
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- healingRestoration of health
guidance · protection · forgiveness · mercy · deliverance · provision · strength · wisdom · peace · comfort
piety
Sincere religious devotion
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
earnestness · devoutness · humility · supplication · beseeching · imploring · entreaty · petition · intercession · thanksgiving
meditation
Focused attention practice
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- reflectionReturned light or thought
contemplation · solitude · retreat · centering · mindfulness · breath · listening · discernment · presence · awareness
praysdisbelieves
Refuses to credit
doubts · ignores · neglects · turns away · scoffs
- 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