1 [C] ~ (for sb/sth) words which you say to God giving thanks or asking for help:
to say your prayers * prayers for the sick * He arrived at that very moment, as if in answer to her prayer. * Their prayers were answered and the child was found safe and well.
2 [C] a fixed form of words that you can say when you speak to God:
It was a prayer she had learnt as a child.
seealsoTHELORD'SPRAYER
3 [U] the act or habit of praying:
They knelt in prayer. * We believe in the power of prayer.
4 (prayers) [pl.] a religious meeting that takes place regularly, in which people say prayers
5 [usuallysing.] a thing that you hope for very much:
My prayer is that one day he will walk again.
IDIOMS see WINGn.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is prayer a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, prayer is tagged as noun.
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