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Dictionary definition for: Prayer

1. (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"

2. (n) reverent petition to a deity

3. (n) earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting" "an appeal for help" "an appeal to the public to keep calm"

4. (n) a fixed text used in praying

5. (n) someone who prays to God

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