Definition of pray

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Pray (v. t.) To effect or accomplish by praying; as, to pray a soul out of purgatory..

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Intercessory :: Intercessory (a.) Pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by, intercession; interceding; as, intercessory prayer..
Orison :: Orison (n.) A prayer; a supplication.
Confiteor :: Confiteor (n.) A form of prayer in which public confession of sins is made.
Spray :: Spray (v. t.) To let fall in the form of spray.
Prayer :: Prayer (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..
Reject :: Reject (v. t.) To refuse to grant; as, to reject a prayer or request..
Praise :: Praise (v.) Especially, the joyful tribute of gratitude or homage rendered to the Divine Being; the act of glorifying or extolling the Creator; worship, particularly worship by song, distinction from prayer and other acts of worship; as, a service of praise..
Bless :: Bless (v. t.) To express a wish or prayer for the happiness of; to invoke a blessing upon; -- applied to persons.
Ejaculate :: Ejaculate (v. t.) To throw out, as an exclamation; to utter by a brief and sudden impulse; as, to ejaculate a prayer..
Pray :: Pray (v. t.) To ask earnestly for; to seek to obtain by supplication; to entreat for.
Deprecation :: Deprecation (n.) The act of deprecating; a praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation.
Bede :: Bede (v. t.) To pray; also, to offer; to proffer..
Spray :: Spray (n.) A small shoot or branch; a twig.
Enclitic :: Enclitic (n.) A word which is joined to another so closely as to lose its proper accent, as the pronoun thee in prithee (pray thee)..
Abdest :: Abdest (n.) Purification by washing the hands before prayer; -- a Mohammedan rite.
Orator :: Orator (n.) In equity proceedings, one who prays for relief; a petitioner..
Spray :: Spray (n.) A collective body of small branches; as, the tree has a beautiful spray..
Prayed :: Prayed (imp. & p. p.) of Pra.
Burden :: Burden (n.) The verse repeated in a song, or the return of the theme at the end of each stanza; the chorus; refrain. Hence: That which is often repeated or which is dwelt upon; the main topic; as, the burden of a prayer..
Nebulize :: Nebulize (v. t.) To reduce (as a liquid) to a fine spray or vapor; to atomize.
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