Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "praying" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Causes

being comforted calming contemplation crushed hopes deceiving yourself feel better feel in touch with god feel relieved feel safer feel satisfied and secure feeling better feeling calmer feeling of peace feelings of comfort and peace futile god to act impossible things to become possible knees to get sore lord hears meditation miracle miracles nothing to happen peaceful mind relief religiosity religious comfort restored faith sense of peace success talking to god wasted time

Derived Terms

praying mill praying wheel

Inflected/Variant Forms

pray

Prerequisites

belief belief in god belief in other than oneself belief in supernatural agency believing in god faith faith in faith in god pray for process of changing mental state talking to god thought

Subevents

answer from god ask for help bow close eyes close eyes and kneel comforting feelings get peace of mind getting no answer god gives sign god might appear hands held high hands held together hands held with others hands holding bible having revelation kneel kneel down kneeling kneeling down knell look upward personal meditation putting hands together talk to god talking to god worship nature and nurture

Type Of (IsA)

human activity religious activity religious ritual speaking with god

Related Terms

pray prayer

Used For

appealing to god asking for help asking god for becoming peaceful being spiritual communication with god compensating for lack of control controlling anxiety devout easing psychic pain expressing faith expressing gratitude expressing love focusing attention getting help hope just in case practicing religion reaching heaven with requests religious activity religious purposes seeking comfort seeking consolation sick people spirit talking to god talking with god time of meditation with god

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