DAVENING Synonyms

• begging

• give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

• dedicate

• set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use

• ask for or request earnestly

• summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

• cite as an authority; resort to

• request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection

• a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority

• reverent petition to a deity

• write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing

• address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

• call upon in supplication; entreat

• ask humbly (for something)

• make a humble, earnest petition

• ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer

• To reverence (a deity, etc.) with supreme respect and veneration; to perform religious exercises in honour of.

• To honour with extravagant love and extreme submission, as a lover; to adore; to idolize.

• To participate in religious ceremonies.