pray
English Thesaurus
1. call upon in supplication; entreat (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | plead, |
| definition | : | appeal or request earnestly (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | crave, |
| definition | : | plead or ask for earnestly (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | supplicate, |
| definition | : | ask humbly (for something) (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | importune, insist, |
| definition | : | beg persistently and urgently (verb.communication) |
2. address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | commune, |
| definition | : | communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity (verb.communication) |
3. call upon in supplication; entreat (verb.communication)
| also | : | beg off, excuse, |
| definition | : | ask for permission to be released from an engagement (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | beggary, begging, mendicancy, |
| definition | : | a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) (noun.communication) |
4. address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | prayer, supplication, |
| definition | : | the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | prayer, |
| definition | : | a fixed text used in praying (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | prayer, supplicant, |
| definition | : | someone who prays to God (noun.person) |
5. call upon in supplication; entreat (verb.communication)
| also | : | beg off, excuse, |
| definition | : | ask for permission to be released from an engagement (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | beggary, begging, mendicancy, |
| definition | : | a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) (noun.communication) |
6. address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | prayer, supplication, |
| definition | : | the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | prayer, |
| definition | : | a fixed text used in praying (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | prayer, supplicant, |
| definition | : | someone who prays to God (noun.person) |
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