prayerful

prayer·ful

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [prair-fuh l]
- /ˈprɛər fəl/
- /ˈprɛəfʊl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [prair-fuh l]
- /ˈprɛər fəl/

Definitions of prayerful word

adjective prayerful given to, characterized by, or expressive of prayer; devout. 1
adjective prayerful inclined to or characterized by prayer 0
adjective prayerful given to frequent praying; devout 0
adjective prayerful like or expressive of prayer 0

See all 4 definitions of prayerful

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Origin of prayerful

First appearance:

before 1620

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1620-30; prayer1 + -ful

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Parts of speech for Prayerful

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Prayerful

prayerful popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for prayerful

adj prayerful

born-again — A born-again Christian is a person who has become an evangelical Christian as a result of a religious experience.
churchgoing — a person who goes to church, especially habitually.
deistic — a person who believes in deism.
devout — A devout person has deep religious beliefs.
doctrinal — of, relating to, or concerned with doctrine: a doctrinal dispute.

adjective prayerful

devotional — Devotional activities, writings, or objects relate to religious worship.
glorified — to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.
lucubratory — Composed by candlelight, or at night.

All 16 Synonyms of prayerful