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a. & n. from Pray, v.
The prayer before the sermon, with petitions for various specified classes of persons.
The prayer for the souls of benefactors, said before the sermon.
PRAY
a.
Uttered or modulated by the voice; oral; as, vocal melody; vocal prayer.
a.
Not prayed for.
v. t.
To revoke or annul by prayer, as something previously prayed for.
a.
Not to be influenced or moved by prayers; obdurate.
v. i.
The act of addressing supplication to a divinity, especially to the true God; the offering of adoration, confession, supplication, and thanksgiving to the Supreme Being; as, public prayer; secret prayer.
a.
Given to prayer; praying much or often; devotional.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Pray
a.
Not using prayer; habitually neglecting prayer to God; without prayer.
v. i.
To make request with earnestness or zeal, as for something desired; to make entreaty or supplication; to offer prayer to a deity or divine being as a religious act; specifically, to address the Supreme Being with adoration, confession, supplication, and thanksgiving.
v. i.
The form of words used in praying; a formula of supplication; an expressed petition; especially, a supplication addressed to God; as, a written or extemporaneous prayer; to repeat one's prayers.
v. i.
The act of praying, or of asking a favor; earnest request or entreaty; hence, a petition or memorial addressed to a court or a legislative body.
imp. & p. p.
of Pray
v. i.
Hence, devotional watching; waking for prayer, or other religious exercises.
n.
An ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer.
v. t.
To effect or accomplish by praying; as, to pray a soul out of purgatory.
n.
One who prays; a supplicant.
n.
An annual parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking, often to excess.
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