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- [prair]
- /prɛər/
- /preə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [prair]
- /prɛər/
Definitions of prayer word
- noun prayer a person who prays. 1
- noun prayer sth said to God 1
- noun prayer set text 1
- noun prayer act of praying 1
- noun plural prayer regular practice of praying 1
- noun prayer person who prays 1
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Origin of prayer
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
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; cf. precarious
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Prayer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prayer popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
prayer usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for prayer
noun prayer
- adjuration — a solemn charge or command
- appeal — If you appeal to someone to do something, you make a serious and urgent request to them.
- ave — the salutation “ave.”.
- aves — the class of vertebrates comprising the birds
- beatification — a beatifying or being beatified
Top questions with prayer
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See also
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