prayer : Idioms & Phrases

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Aid prayer

  • (Law), a proceeding by which a defendant beseeches and claims assistance from some one who has a further or more permanent interest in the matter in suit.
Webster 1913

bidding prayer

Bid"ding prayer`
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  1. (R. C. Ch.) The prayer for the souls of benefactors, said before the sermon.
  2. (Angl. Ch.) The prayer before the sermon, with petitions for various specified classes of persons.
Webster 1913

book of common prayer

  • noun the Anglican service book of the Church of England; has had several revisions since the Reformation and is widely admired for the dignity and beauty of its language
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Commendatory prayer

  • (Book of Common Prayer), a prayer read over the dying. "The commendatory prayer was said for him, and, as it ended, he [William III.] died."
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Common prayer

  • the liturgy of the Church of England, or of the Protestant Episcopal church of the United States, which all its clergy are enjoined use. It is contained in the Book of Common Prayer.
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evening prayer

  • noun (Anglican Church) a daily evening service with prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer
    evensong.
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house of prayer

  • noun any building where congregations gather for prayer
    place of worship; house of worship; house of God.
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lord's prayer

  • noun the prayer that Christ gave his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:9-13)
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morning prayer

  • noun the first canonical hour; at daybreak
    matins.
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Passive prayer

  • among mystic divines, a suspension of the activity of the soul or intellectual faculties, the soul remaining quiet, and yielding only to the impulses of grace.
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prayer beads

  • noun a string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics)
    rosary.
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Prayer book

  • noun a book containing prayers
    prayerbook.
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  • a book containing devotional prayers.
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prayer mat

  • noun a small rug used by Muslims during their devotions
    prayer mat.
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Prayer meeting

  • noun a service at which people sing hymns and pray together
    prayer meeting.
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  • a meeting or gathering for prayer to God.
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prayer of azariah and song of the three children

  • noun an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
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prayer rug

  • noun a small rug used by Muslims during their devotions
    prayer mat.
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prayer service

  • noun a service at which people sing hymns and pray together
    prayer meeting.
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prayer shawl

  • noun (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer
    tallis; tallith.
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prayer wheel

  • noun a cylinder with prayers written on it; each revolution counts as uttering the prayers; used especially by Buddhists in Tibet
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