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prayer meeting

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prayer meeting

[prair]
–noun
1. a meeting chiefly for prayer.
2. (in certain Protestant churches) a meeting in midweek, chiefly for individual prayer and the offering of testimonies of faith.
Also called prayer service.


Origin:
1810–20
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prayer meeting   (prâr)   
n.  An evangelical service, especially one held on a weekday evening, in which the laypersons participate by singing, praying, or testifying their faith.
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