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单词 prayer
释义
prayer
noun
uk
/preər/us
/prer/
B1[C]
the words that someone says orthinkswhen they arepraying:
祷文，祷词
a prayerofthanks表示感谢的祷文
She alwayssaysher prayers(=prays)before she goes tosleep.她睡前总要念祷文。
Wethoughthe'd beenkilled, butourprayers wereansweredwhen hearrivedhomeunexpectedly.我们以为他已经死了，但我们的祷告实现了，他出人意料地回了家。
a prayerbook祈祷书
Synonyms
appeal
entreaty
plea(REQUEST)formal
request
[U]
theactorceremonyin which someoneprays:
祈祷；祈祷仪式
Ifoundherkneelinginprayer at the back of thechurch.我发现她正跪在教堂后面祈祷。
Theprisonersfindtheironlysolacein prayer.犯人们从祈祷中寻求仅有的慰藉。
More examples
  • Weheardbellscallingthefaithfulto prayer.
  • prayer andmeditation
  • Shewhisperedasilentprayer that herwoundedbrotherwould notdie.
  • Lord,hearourprayers.
  • Ifirmlybelievein thepowerof prayer.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Religious ceremonies & prayers
  • alleluia
  • amen
  • anoint
  • anointed
  • anointment
  • christening
  • communicant
  • communion
  • confirm
  • confirmation
  • hosanna
  • invocation
  • litany
  • liturgical
  • ordain
  • sacramental
  • thanksgiving
  • the last rites
  • unction
  • vespers
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Idiom

not have a prayer
(Definition ofprayerfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

prayer| American Dictionary

prayer
noun[C/U]
us
/preər/
theactorceremonyofspeakingtoGodor agod,esp. toexpressthanksor toaskforhelp, or the words used in thisact:
[C]aneveningprayer
[C]a prayer ofthanks
[U]Shekneltin prayer.
(Definition ofprayerfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprayer

prayer
However, there are much more elaborate practices involving prayers and lamentations which are popularly followed.
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They had special outdoor places of worship, such as certain groves of trees, where prayers were recited, sacrifices performed and offerings left.
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Puritans, it was argued, were obsessed with extemporaneous sermons and prayers, and attached no value to the outward furnishings and structures of the church.
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In these circumstances, the clergy led the way in the holding of prayers and preparing emotionally and psychologically for war.
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People sometimes respond to others' current prayers in their own simultaneous praying.
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Three out of the five prayers are in the night.
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Further, it is not just those for whom prayers are offered who recover, and many for whom prayers are offered do not recover.
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What is needed is a formula to tell us which prayers will be answered and which declined.
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Likewise, daily prayers would strengthen a person's attachment to religiously sanctioned values and norms.
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Not only did unofficial ulama perform rituals and lead prayers; some of them, beginning in the 1960s, also offered lessons in secret to selected students.
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Members of the cong regation come to the house to make up a minyan so that cer tain prayers can be said.
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Friars were frequently confessors and the prayers of monks were thought to be particularly powerful.
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If we take the similarities between the two scenarios seriously, we might be tempted to think that both prayers are impetratory.
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Unfortunately such a suggestion will not work for an account of past-directed prayers.
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The real purpose and nominal purposes of your prayers are at variance.
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Collocationswithprayer

prayer

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contemplative prayer
They ate frugal meals, and spent their days both incontemplativeprayerand interceding on behalf of others.
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daily prayer
Thedailyprayerservices must not be performed in the presence of outsiders, and are always performed in the direction of the sun.
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evening prayer
It is a mandatory requirement that a cassock, a surlice and a scarf shall be worn for morning andeveningprayer.
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Hansard archive
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