prayer
1
[ prair ]
/ prɛər /
noun
Origin of prayer
1
1250–1300; Middle English
preiere < Old French < Medieval Latin
precāria, noun use of feminine of
precārius obtained by entreaty, equivalent to
prec- (stem of
prex) prayer +
-ārius
-ary; cf.
precarious
OTHER WORDS FROM prayer
prayer·less, adjective prayer·less·ly, adverb prayer·less·ness, nounWords nearby prayer
praxeology,
praxis,
praxiteles,
pray,
pray-in,
prayer,
prayer beads,
prayer book,
prayer flag,
prayer meeting,
prayer of manasses
Definition for prayer (2 of 2)
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British Dictionary definitions for prayer (1 of 2)
prayer
1
/ (prɛə) /
noun
Derived forms of prayer
prayerless, adjectiveWord Origin for prayer
C13
preiere, from Old French, from Medieval Latin
precāria, from Latin
precārius obtained by begging, from
prex prayer
British Dictionary definitions for prayer (2 of 2)
prayer
2
/ (ˈpreɪə) /
noun
a person who prays