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

[ Syn: supplication ]

reverent petition to a deity

[ Syn: petition , orison ]

earnest or urgent request; an entreaty to stop the fighting; an appeal for help; an appeal to the public to keep calm

[ Syn: entreaty , appeal ]

a fixed text used in praying

someone who prays to God

[ Syn: supplicant ]