Noun
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someone who prays to God
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a fixed text used in praying
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earnest or urgent request
"an entreaty to stop the fighting"
"an appeal for help"
"an appeal to the public to keep calm"
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reverent petition to a deity
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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"