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PRAYERS Synonyms

There are 18 synonyms of the word prayers. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the word prayers. (close relations)
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appeals
verb, nounv, n
noun

• earnest or urgent request

• attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

• (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial

• request for a sum of money

verb

• take a court case to a higher court for review

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

• be attractive to

• challenge (a decision)

• cite as an authority; resort to

devotions
nounn
noun

• feelings of ardent love

• commitment to some purpose

• religious zeal; the willingness to serve God

• (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently)

entreaties
nounn
noun

• earnest or urgent request

intercessions
nounn
noun

• a prayer to God on behalf of another person

• the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)

invocations
nounn
noun

• a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service

• an incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil

• calling up a spirit or devil

• the act of appealing for help

obsecrations
nounn
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petitions
nounn
noun

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

• reverent petition to a deity

verb

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

pleas
nounn
noun

• a humble request for help from someone in authority

• (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)

• an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed

requests
verb, nounv, n
noun

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

• the verbal act of requesting

verb

• express the need or desire for

• ask (a person) to do something

• inquire for (information)

solicitations
nounn
noun

• an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status

• request for a sum of money

• the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)

supplications
nounn
noun

• a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service

• a humble request for help from someone in authority

• the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

orison
nounn
noun

• reverent petition to a deity

appeal
verb, nounv, n
noun

• earnest or urgent request

• attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

• (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial

• request for a sum of money

verb

• take a court case to a higher court for review

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

• be attractive to

• challenge (a decision)

• cite as an authority; resort to

bead
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a small ball with a hole through the middle

• a shape that is spherical and small

• a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture

verb

• form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example

• decorate by sewing beads onto

• string together like beads

entreaty
nounn
noun

• earnest or urgent request

petition
verb, nounv, n
noun

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

• reverent petition to a deity

verb

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

supplicant
nounn
noun

• someone who prays to God

• one praying humbly for something

adjective satellite

• humbly entreating

supplication
nounn
noun

• a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service

• a humble request for help from someone in authority

• the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

Best Hypernyms For PRAYERS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for prayers, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (3)
asking request worship
Phrases (5)
religious personreligious textreligious writingsacred textsacred writing

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