Praying

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An act of saying a prayer.

    "c. 1854-1855, John Walford, Memoirs of the Life and Labours of the Late Venerable Hugh Bourne However, after breakfast, the prayings did not stop for the preachings, — each went on with force; people came flocking in; we had Wesleyans in abundance."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of pray form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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prayersupplicant

Example

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"I've heard it said that English is for making money, French for making love, and Spanish for praying to God."

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