Čo znamená prayer v angličtine a aká je definícia prayer?

V tomto najautoritatívnejšom anglickom slovníku sa môžete naučiť prayer výslovnosť, gramatika a synonymá.

prayer Význam & definícia

0 the words that someone says or thinks when they are praying:
- a prayer of thanks
- She always says her prayers (= prays) before she goes to sleep.
- We thought he'd been killed, but our prayers were answered when he arrived home unexpectedly.
- a prayer book
- I found her kneeling in prayer at the back of the church.
- The prisoners find their only solace in prayer.
1 the act or ceremony of speaking to God or a god, esp. to express thanks or to ask for help, or the words used in this act:
- [ C ] an evening prayer
- [ C ] a prayer of thanks
- [ U ] She knelt in prayer.

We heard bells calling the faithful to prayer.
prayer and meditation
She whispered a silent prayer that her wounded brother would not die.
Lord, hear our prayers.
I firmly believe in the power of prayer.
However, there are much more elaborate practices involving prayers and lamentations which are popularly followed.
They had special outdoor places of worship, such as certain groves of trees, where prayers were recited, sacrifices performed and offerings left.
Puritans, it was argued, were obsessed with extemporaneous sermons and prayers, and attached no value to the outward furnishings and structures of the church.