prayer

Definition

  • noun: words spoken to God especially in order to give thanks or to ask for something
  • noun: an address (as a petition) to God or a god in word or thought
  • often + 'for'
  • synonyms: supplicant, entreaty, supplication

Examples

  • We've been praying for her safe return, and now our 'prayers have been answered'. = We've been praying for her safe return, and now God has 'answered our prayers'. [=she has returned safely]

  • The house seemed like the 'answer to all my prayers'. [=the house had everything that I hoped for]

  • She told the children to say their 'prayers' before they went to sleep.

Movie quotes

  • (..) and her small child, what can they do to such a man if he keeps their money for himself? To whom can they turn for recourse? ( whispering prayer ) The Many-Faced God. You said you didn't know what I would see at the docks. A man had no idea what a girl would see and what she would not. (..)
    2015 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Hardhome Season: 5 Episode 8