silent prayer
Wordless appeal heavenward
Silent prayer is prayer conducted mentally rather than spoken aloud—communication with God or a higher power through thought alone.
It allows private devotion in public settings: She offered a silent prayer before the meeting began.
In formal contexts, a moment of silent prayer invites collective reflection without imposing specific religious expression.
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- quiet reflectionSilent, thoughtful self-examination
- meditationFocused attention practice
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- closed eyesLids covering the pupils
bowed head · folded hands · chapel · whispered words · intercession · solitude · moment of silence · serenity · inner peace · supplication · introspection · spiritual practice · surrender · vigil · silence · unspoken · still small voice · humility
- Holy WeekMaundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Holy Thursday, Palm Sunday
- contemplationcontemplation, meditation, reflection, pondering, musing
- worshippraying, adoration, praise God, hallelujah, genuflection
- monastic lifecelibacy, cloister, habit, vespers, obedience
- monasticismabbeys, abbey, abbots, abbot, cloister
- Christian prayerOur Father, amen, intercession, supplication, supplications
silent prayerspoken prayer
Religious appeal said aloud
chanting · incantation · recitation · proclamation · declaration
silent prayercongregational prayer
Group supplication in unison
public prayer · communal prayer · collective worship · responsive reading · call and response
silent prayerhymn
Religious song of praise
worship music · gospel singing · chanting · hallelujah chorus · speaking in tongues