Word Type

Noun

The word "prayer" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

church

Capable Of

quiet troubled soul

Derived Terms

Friday prayers Prayers of the People antiprayer arrow prayer call to prayer dawn prayer evening prayer house of prayer morning prayer not have a prayer on a wing and a prayer prayer bead prayer beads prayer book prayer box prayer bump prayer card prayer circle prayer flag prayer for relief prayer mat prayer meeting prayer mill prayer plant prayer room prayer rope prayer rug prayer shawl prayer square prayer wheel prayer-monger prayerful prayerhouse prayerish prayerless prayerlike prayersome prayerwise preprayer psychic prayer sinner's prayer sunset prayer the answer to a maiden's prayer wing and prayer without a prayer

Derived From

pray

Context

mostly in negative constructions

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

asking religious person religious text religious writing request sacred text sacred writing worship

Type Of (IsA)

attempted communication with supernatural beings information transfer religionist request ritual sacred text worship

Related Terms

activity asking asking god church communicate communicate gad conversation daily daily activity folded folded hands gad gesture god god conversation god talking hands hands together knees meditation meeting petition plea pray reflection religion religious religious gesture religious plea religious request religious talk religious talking religious wish request silent silent meditation talk talk god talk to talking talking god tanakh together wish

Synonym Network

bead entreaty orison

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.