Nouns (8)
prayer
n. a fixed text used in praying
supplication
n. the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving); "the priest sank to his knees in prayer"
supplicant
n. someone who prays to God
appeal, entreaty
n. earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"
petition, communion, orison
n. reverent petition to a deity
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Fuzzynyms (29)
blessing, grace, thanksgiving
n. a short prayer of thanks before a meal
recourse, resort, refuge
n. act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"
beggar, mendicant
n. a pauper who lives by begging
invocation, supplication
n. a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
bid, command, bidding, dictation
n. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
intercession
n. a prayer to God on behalf of another person
application
n. a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; "December 31 is the deadline for applications"
act, deed
n. a written account of ownership or obligation
study, report
n. a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale"
bid, command, bidding, dictation
n. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
supplication, plea
n. a humble request for help from someone in authority
suit, suing
n. a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage); "its was a brief and intense courtship"
litany
n. any long and tedious address or recital; "the patient recited a litany of complaints"; "a litany of failures"
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prayer
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