prayer

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity.

   “Through prayer I ask for God's guidance.”

2. isim An act of praying.

   “Then everybody once more knelt, and soon the blessing was pronounced. The choir and the clergy trooped out slowly, […], down the nave to the western door. […] At a seemingly immense distance the surpliced group stopped to say the last prayer.”

3. isim The specific words or methods used for praying.

   “Christians recite the Lord's Prayer.”

4. isim A meeting held for the express purpose of praying.

   “Grandpa never misses a chance to go to prayer.”

5. isim A request; a petition.

   “This, your honor, is my prayer; that all here be set free.”

6. isim The remotest hope or chance.

   “That team doesn't have a prayer of winning the championship.”

7. isim One who prays.

   “If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar / A hope-er^([sic]), a pray-er^([sic]), a magic bean buyer…”