prayer

prayer is a 6-letter English word with 9 senses as noun and intransitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: One who prays; a supplicant. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 11 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. noun. One who prays; a supplicant.
2. intransitive verb. The act of praying, or of asking a favor; earnest request or entreaty; hence, a petition or memorial addressed to a court or a legislative body.
3. intransitive verb. The act of addressing supplication to a divinity, especially to the true God; the offering of adoration, confession, supplication, and thanksgiving to the Supreme Being; as, public prayer; secret prayer.
4. intransitive verb. The form of words used in praying; a formula of supplication; an expressed petition; especially, a supplication addressed to God; as, a written or extemporaneous prayer; to repeat one's prayers.
5. noun. 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"

   Synonyms: supplication

6. noun. a fixed text used in praying
7. noun. earnest or urgent request

   "an entreaty to stop the fighting"

   "an appeal for help"

   Synonyms: appeal, entreaty

8. noun. reverent petition to a deity

   Synonyms: orison, petition

9. noun. someone who prays to God

   Synonyms: supplicant

Synonyms

supplication, appeal, entreaty, orison, petition, supplicant

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in prayer:

repray

Common word forms

prayers, prayerful, prayerless

Words from these letters

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