0 the words that someone says or thinks when they are praying -- 禱文，禱詞
a prayer of thanks 表示感謝的禱文
She always says her prayers (= prays) before she goes to sleep. 她睡前總要念禱文。
We thought he'd been killed, but our prayers were answered when he arrived home unexpectedly. 我們以為他已經死了，但我們的禱告實現了，他出人意料地回家了。
a prayer book 祈禱書
I found her kneeling in prayer at the back of the church. 我發現她正跪在教堂後面祈禱。
The prisoners find their only solace in prayer. 犯人們從祈禱中尋求僅有的慰藉。
prayer and meditation
She whispered a silent prayer that her wounded brother would not die.
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.
