Synonyms of prayer

prayer

noun

ˈprer 

1

as in petition

an address to God or a deity

he always directed a bedside prayer to God before going to sleep

Synonyms & Similar Words

• petition
• request
• collect
• thanksgiving
• orison
• pleading
• invocation
• grace
• supplication
• begging
• suit
• litany
• vespers
• appeal
• entreaty
• matins
• soliciting
• evensong
• requiescat
• beseeching
• imploring

2

as in plea

an earnest request

we hope that the governor will hear our prayer and do something about this pressing problem

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plea
• appeal
• petition
• cry
• pleading
• desire
• supplication
• solicitation
• entreaty
• application
• suit
• adjuration
• demand
• suppliance
• call
• conjuration
• insistence
• requisition
• claim

Examples of prayer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Keys also led the attendees in prayer, a toast and in wishing her husband a happy birthday. —Shaheem Reid, Variety, 17 Sep. 2024

For more than 60 seconds, Hamilton High football players, dressed in suits and ties, bowed their heads in the middle of the Fairfax football field and stayed silent, some in prayer. —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024

Trump joined a pre-debate prayer call hosted by the National Faith Advisory Board on Tuesday. —Eric Killelea, Chron, 14 Sep. 2024

Micah Pearce, 30, was leading the room in a prayer. —Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2024