Definition of pray

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Pray (v. t.) To address earnest request to; to supplicate; to entreat; to implore; to beseech.

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Grant :: Grant (v. t.) To bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give..
Sough :: Sough (v. i.) A cant or whining mode of speaking, especially in preaching or praying..
Bless :: Bless (v. t.) To express a wish or prayer for the happiness of; to invoke a blessing upon; -- applied to persons.
Prayed :: Prayed (imp. & p. p.) of Pra.
Subscription :: Subscription (n.) The acceptance of articles, or other tests tending to promote uniformity; esp. (Ch. of Eng.), formal assent to the Thirty-nine Articles and the Book of Common Prayer, required before ordination..
Earnest :: Earnest (a.) Ardent in the pursuit of an object; eager to obtain or do; zealous with sincerity; with hearty endeavor; heartfelt; fervent; hearty; -- used in a good sense; as, earnest prayers..
Liturgical :: Liturgical () Pertaining to, of or the nature of, a liturgy; of or pertaining to public prayer and worship..
Ejaculatory :: Ejaculatory (a.) Suddenly darted out; uttered in short sentences; as, an ejaculatory prayer or petition..
Outpray :: Outpray (v. t.) To exceed or excel in prayer.
Bene :: Bene (n.) A prayer; boon.
Formulary :: Formulary (n.) A book containing stated and prescribed forms, as of oaths, declarations, prayers, medical formulaae, etc.; a book of precedents..
Chantry :: Chantry (n.) An endowment or foundation for the chanting of masses and offering of prayers, commonly for the founder..
Pray :: Pray (v. t.) To effect or accomplish by praying; as, to pray a soul out of purgatory..
Apprecatory :: Apprecatory (a.) Praying or wishing good.
Bedehouse :: Bedehouse (n.) An almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their benefactors.
Petition :: Petition (n.) A prayer; a supplication; an imploration; an entreaty; especially, a request of a solemn or formal kind; a prayer to the Supreme Being, or to a person of superior power, rank, or authority; also, a single clause in such a prayer..
Benediction :: Benediction (n.) The short prayer which closes public worship; as, to give the benediction..
Dashboard :: Dashboard (n.) A screen at the bow af a steam launch to keep off the spray; -- called also sprayboard.
Common :: Common (v.) Belonging to or shared by, affecting or serving, all the members of a class, considered together; general; public; as, properties common to all plants; the common schools; the Book of Common Prayer..
Deprecation :: Deprecation (n.) The act of deprecating; a praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation.
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