Noun

Singular prayer

Plural prayers

prayer (plural prayers)

  1. A practice of communicating with one's God.
    Through prayer I ask for God's blessings.
  2. The act of praying.
    In many cultures, prayer involves singing.
  3. The specific words or methods used for praying.
    Christians recite the Lord's Prayer.
  4. A meeting held for the express purpose of praying.
    Grandpa never misses a chance to go to prayer.
  5. A request; a petition.
    This, your honor, is my prayer; that all here be set free.
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Wed Jan 13 02:26:31 2010

Prayer is a form of religious practice that seeks to activate a volitional connection to some greater power in the universe through deliberate intentional practice. Prayer may be either individual or communal and take place in public or in private. It may involve the use of words, song, or complete silence. When language is used, prayer may take the form of a hymn, incantation, formal creedal statement, or a spontaneous utterance in the praying person. There are different forms of prayer such as petitionary prayer, prayers of supplication, thanksgiving, and worship/praise. Prayer may be directed towards a deity, spirit, deceased person, or lofty idea, for the purpose of worshiping, requesting guidance, requesting assistance, confessing sins or to express one's thoughts and emotions. Thus, people pray for many reasons such as personal benefit or for the sake of others.

Most major religions involve prayer in one way or another. Some ritualize the act of prayer—requiring a strict sequence of actions, or placing a restriction on who is permitted to pray—while many teach that prayer may be practiced spontaneously by anyone at any moment.

Scientific studies regarding the use of prayer have mostly concentrated on its effect on the healing of sick or injured people. The efficacy of petition in prayer for physical healing to a deity has been evaluated in numerous studies, with contradictory results. There has been some criticism of the way the studies were conducted.

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Mon Feb 8 00:21:04 2010

What is the difference between the law of attraction and prayer?
Q. That both seem to serve the same purpose. Is there a difference? The reason I ask is that if you think of something, or visualize something that you want, whether it be some object, and experience or and outcome; and you have faith that it will become, then isn't that the same energy as prayer? So, wouldn't that make prayer simply another concept of law of attraction? Are they both simply the power of the mind? Because I seem get the same results from both. Now that definitely changes the whole landscape, doesn't it? If we have the power to attract simply by the power of thought and imagination, then what does that say about prayer?
Asked by Nicholle P - Fri Jun 15 09:41:13 2007 - - 5 Answers - 2 Comments

A. Nothing!
Answered by tonal9nagual - Fri Jun 15 13:56:13 2007

What is a good prayer for somebody in the hospital dieing?
Q. My uncle is in the hospital with cancer and he has been battling it for a while and i just had two other uncles pass because of cancer, what is a good prayer that could maybe work?
Asked by { Amy } - Thu Jul 16 15:55:37 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. No point:
Answered by woah - Thu Jul 16 16:48:20 2009

What is the most super effective prayer?
Q. What is the best prayer ever, i need a totally insane prayer to proper take out my mate, he keeps praying for bad things to happen to me and they do, like i fell over three times today and lost my phone now i need to get him back with an even better prayer, which one shall i use?
Asked by RETURN OF THE FIST (EX L-5 T/C) - Tue Jan 27 14:04:04 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Oh, an evil prayer? Voodoo dolls are fun.
Answered by Marlboro Man - Tue Jan 27 14:18:31 2009

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