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Meaning of prayer

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  prayer
      n 1: 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" [syn: {prayer},
           {supplication}]
      2: reverent petition to a deity [syn: {prayer}, {petition},
         {orison}]
      3: earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the
         fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to
         keep calm" [syn: {entreaty}, {prayer}, {appeal}]
      4: a fixed text used in praying
      5: someone who prays to God [syn: {prayer}, {supplicant}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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