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prayerless

[prair]

Origin

noun

a devout petition to God or an object of worship.

a spiritual communion with God or an object of worship, as in supplication, thanksgiving, adoration, or confession.

the act or practice of praying to God or an object of worship.

a formula or sequence of words used in or appointed for praying: the Lord's Prayer.

prayers, a religious observance, either public or private, consisting wholly or mainly of prayer.

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that which is prayed for.

a petition; entreaty.

the section of a bill in equity, or of a petition, that sets forth the complaint or the action desired.

a negligible hope or chance: Do you think he has a prayer of getting that job?

COLLAPSE

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English preiere < Old French < Medieval Latin precāria, noun use of feminine of precārius obtained by entreaty, equivalent to prec- (stem of prex) prayer + -ārius -ary; compare precarious

Related forms

prayer·less, adjective

prayer·less·ly, adverb

prayer·less·ness, noun

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prayer¹ (prɛə)

—n
1.	a. a personal communication or petition addressed to a deity, esp in the form of supplication, adoration, praise, contrition, or thanksgiving
	b. any other form of spiritual communion with a deity
2.	a similar personal communication that does not involve adoration, addressed to beings venerated as being closely associated with a deity, such as angels or saints
3.	the practice of praying: prayer is our solution to human problems
4.	(often plural) a form of devotion, either public or private, spent mainly or wholly praying: morning prayers
5.	(capital when part of a recognized name) a form of words used in praying: the Lord's Prayer
6.	an object or benefit prayed for
7.	an earnest request, petition, or entreaty
8.	law a request contained in a petition to a court for the relief sought by the petitioner
9.	slang a chance or hope: she doesn't have a prayer of getting married

[C13 preiere, from Old French, from Medieval Latin precāria, from Latin precārius obtained by begging, from prex prayer]

'prayerless¹

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

prayer

c.1300, from O.Fr. preiere, from V.L. *precaria, noun use of L. precaria, fem. of adj. precarius "obtained by prayer," from precari (see pray).

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