noun · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/pɹɛə/
General-American:prâr
General-American:prāʹər
General-American:/pɹɛɚ/
General-American:/ˈpɹɛɹ/
General-American:/ˈpɹeɪ.ɚ/
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South-Asia:/ˈpɾe.jə(ɾ)/
rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)
rhymes with -eɪə(ɹ)
UK:/ˈpɹeɪə(ɹ)/
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US:prāʹər
US:/ˈpɹeɪəɹ/
CMU ARPABET:P R EH1 R
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:P R EY1 ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
Through prayer I ask for God's guidance.
In many cultures, prayer involves singing.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An act of praying.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The specific words or methods used for praying.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Christians recite the Lord's Prayer.
For Baha'is, there's a difference between obligatory prayers and devotional prayers.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A meeting held for the express purpose of praying.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Grandpa never misses a chance to go to prayer.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A request; a petition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
This, your honor, is my prayer; that all here be set free.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
The remotest hope or chance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, singular, uncountable
Examples
That team doesn't have a prayer of winning the championship.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
One who prays.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the priest sank to his knees in prayer
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: supplication
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: worship
Narrower terms: devotion, blessing, benediction
9
noun
Meaning 9
a fixed text used in praying
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text
Narrower terms: Agnus Dei, Mass, Shema, Angelus, Ave Maria, Hail Mary, Canticle of Simeon, Nunc dimittis, Evening Prayer, evensong, Kol Nidre, Litany, Lord's Prayer
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: supplicant
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: religious person
Narrower terms: beadsman, bedesman
History
Etymology
From Middle English preiere, from Old French preiere, from Early Medieval Latin precāria, derived from Latin precem. Displaced native Old English ġebed (whence modern English bead).
pray + -er.
Across languages
Translations
408 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
gebed
— practice of communicating with one's God
Albanian:
lutje
— practice of communicating with one's God
Southern Altai:
мӧргӱ
(mörgü)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Southern Altai:
кудай сӧзӱ
(kuday sözü)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Amharic:
ጸሎት
(ṣälot)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Western Apache:
ʼokąąhí
— practice of communicating with one's God
Arabic:
صَلَاة
(ṣalāh)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Arabic:
دُعَاء
(duʕāʔ)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Arabic:
صلا
(ṣála)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Arabic:
صلاة
(ṣalā)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Arabic:
دُعا
(duʕa)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Aramaic:
ܨܠܘܬܐ
(ṣəlōṯā)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Aramaic:
צְלוֹתָא
(ṣəlôṯā)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Armenian:
աղոթք
(aġotʻkʻ)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Assamese:
প্ৰাৰ্থনা
(prarthona)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Asturian:
oración
— practice of communicating with one's God
Avar:
дугӏа
(duʻa)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Azerbaijani:
dua
— practice of communicating with one's God
Azerbaijani:
namaz
— practice of communicating with one's God
Balinese:
mantra
— practice of communicating with one's God
Balinese:
japa
— practice of communicating with one's God
Balinese:
saa
— practice of communicating with one's God
Bashkir:
доға
(doğa)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Bashkir:
намаҙ
(namaź)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Basque:
otoitz
— practice of communicating with one's God
Basque:
otoi
— practice of communicating with one's God
Belarusian:
малі́тва
(malítva)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Bengali:
প্রার্থনা
(prarthona)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Bengali:
নামাজ
(namaj)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Bengali:
সালাত
(śalat)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Bengali:
দোয়া
(dōẇa)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Central Bikol:
pangadyi
— practice of communicating with one's God
Bulgarian:
моли́тва
(molítva)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Burmese:
ပတ္ထနာ
(pathta.na)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Carpathian Rusyn:
молитва
(molytva)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Catalan:
oració
— practice of communicating with one's God
Catalan:
pregària
— practice of communicating with one's God
Chinese Cantonese:
祈禱 /祈祷
(kei4 tou2)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Chinese:
дўвар
(dwvar)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Chinese:
祈禱 /祈祷
(kî-tó)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Chinese Mandarin:
祈禱 /祈祷
(qídǎo)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Chuvash:
кӗлӗ
(kĕlĕ)
— practice of communicating with one's God
West Circassian:
дыухьэ
(dəwuḥɛ)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Czech:
modlitba
— practice of communicating with one's God
Danish:
bøn
— practice of communicating with one's God
Dhivehi:
ނަމާދު
(namādu)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Central Dusun:
samb̲ayang
— practice of communicating with one's God
Dutch:
gebed
— practice of communicating with one's God
Egyptian:
z:SA-A-F5-Y1
(zšꜣ)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Egyptian:
n:nH-H-A2
(nḥ)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Estonian:
palve
— practice of communicating with one's God
Faroese:
bøn
— practice of communicating with one's God
Finnish:
rukous
— practice of communicating with one's God
Finnish:
rukoileminen
— practice of communicating with one's God
French:
prière
— practice of communicating with one's God
Friulian:
preiere
— practice of communicating with one's God
Friulian:
orazion
— practice of communicating with one's God
Friulian:
jaculatorie
— practice of communicating with one's God
Galician:
oración
— practice of communicating with one's God
Galician:
orazón
— practice of communicating with one's God
Georgian:
ლოცვა
(locva)
— practice of communicating with one's God
German:
Gebet
— practice of communicating with one's God
Gothic:
𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰
(bida)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Gothic:
𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌽𐍃
(aihtrōns)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Greek:
προσευχή
(prosefchí)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Ancient Greek:
εὐχή
(eukhḗ)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Gujarati:
પ્રાર્થના
(prārthanā)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Haitian Creole:
priyè
— practice of communicating with one's God
Hausa:
salla
— practice of communicating with one's God
Hebrew:
תפילה \ תְּפִלָּה
(t'filá)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Hindi:
प्रार्थना
(prārthanā)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Hindi:
अर्चना
(arcanā)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Hindi:
उपासना
(upāsnā)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Hindi:
वंदना
(vandnā)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Hindi:
नमाज़
(namāz)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Hindi:
दुआ
(duā)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Hungarian:
ima
— practice of communicating with one's God
Icelandic:
bæn
— practice of communicating with one's God
Indonesian:
doa
— practice of communicating with one's God
Indonesian:
sembahyang
— practice of communicating with one's God
Indonesian:
salat
— practice of communicating with one's God
Indonesian:
solat
— practice of communicating with one's God
Ingrian:
malitva
— practice of communicating with one's God
Ingrian:
rissimä
— practice of communicating with one's God
Ingush:
дуӏа
(duˀa)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Irish:
guí
— practice of communicating with one's God
Irish:
urnaí
— practice of communicating with one's God
Irish:
paidir
— practice of communicating with one's God
Old Irish:
guide
— practice of communicating with one's God
Italian:
preghiera
— practice of communicating with one's God
Italian:
orazione
— practice of communicating with one's God
Italian:
prece
— practice of communicating with one's God
Japanese:
祈り
(inori)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Japanese:
祈祷
(kitō)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Kannada:
ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನೆ
(prārthane)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Kazakh:
дұға
(dūğa)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Kazakh:
мінәжат
(mınäjat)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Kazakh:
бата
(bata)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Kazakh:
намаз
(namaz)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Khmer:
ធម៌
(thɔə)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Korean:
기도
(gido)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Korean:
빔
(bim)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Central Kurdish:
نوێژ
(nwêj)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Northern Kurdish:
nivêj
— practice of communicating with one's God
Kyrgyz:
дуба
(duba)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Kyrgyz:
намаз
(namaz)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Lao:
ພາວະນາ
(phā wa nā)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Lao:
ອະຖິຖານ
(ʼa thi thān)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Latin:
prex
— practice of communicating with one's God
Latin:
precatio
— practice of communicating with one's God
Latvian:
lūgšana
— practice of communicating with one's God
Lezgi:
дуьа
(düa)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Ligurian:
preghëa
— practice of communicating with one's God
Lithuanian:
malda
— practice of communicating with one's God
Lombard:
orazión
— practice of communicating with one's God
Lutuv:
thlaachuona
— practice of communicating with one's God
Luxembourgish:
Gebiet
— practice of communicating with one's God
Macedonian:
молитва
(molitva)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Maguindanao:
cadsambayang
— practice of communicating with one's God
Malay:
sembahyang
— practice of communicating with one's God
Malay:
solat
— practice of communicating with one's God
Malayalam:
പ്രാർത്ഥന
(prāṟtthana)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Māori:
karakia
— practice of communicating with one's God
Maranao:
sambayang
— practice of communicating with one's God
Marwari:
गुजारिस
(gujāris)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Minangkabau:
doa
— practice of communicating with one's God
Mongolian:
залбирал
(zalbiral)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Mongolian:
ᠵᠠᠯᠪᠠᠷᠢᠯ
(ǰalbaril)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Navajo:
sodizin
— practice of communicating with one's God
Norman:
priéthe
— practice of communicating with one's God
Norwegian Bokmål:
bønn
— practice of communicating with one's God
Norwegian Nynorsk:
bønn
— practice of communicating with one's God
Occitan:
prèga
— practice of communicating with one's God
Odia:
ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା
(prārthanā)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Ojibwe:
anami'ewin
— practice of communicating with one's God
Okinawan:
かみにげー
(kaminigē)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Okinawan:
御願
(ugwan)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Church Slavic:
молитва
(molitva)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Church Slavic:
ⰿⱁⰾⰻⱅⰲⰰ
(molitva)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Old East Slavic:
молитва
(molitva)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Old English:
ġebed
— practice of communicating with one's God
Oromo:
kadhata
— practice of communicating with one's God
Pannonian Rusyn:
молитва
(molitva)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Pashto:
لمونځ
(lmunz)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Pashto:
صلات
(salāt)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Pashto:
دعا
(do'ā)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Iranian Persian:
نَماز
(namâz)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Iranian Persian:
دُعا
(do'â)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Iranian Persian:
صَلات
(salât)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Piedmontese:
orassion
— practice of communicating with one's God
Plautdietsch:
Jebäd
— practice of communicating with one's God
Polish:
modlitwa
— practice of communicating with one's God
Polish:
modły
— practice of communicating with one's God
Polish:
oracja
— practice of communicating with one's God
Portuguese:
oração
— practice of communicating with one's God
Portuguese:
prece
— practice of communicating with one's God
Portuguese:
reza
— practice of communicating with one's God
Punjabi:
ਪ੍ਰਾਰਥਨਾ
(prārthanā)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Rohingya:
dua
— practice of communicating with one's God
Romagnol:
urazion
— practice of communicating with one's God
Romanian:
rugăciune
— practice of communicating with one's God
Romansh:
uraziun
— practice of communicating with one's God
Romansh:
oraziun
— practice of communicating with one's God
Romansh:
uraztgùn
— practice of communicating with one's God
Romansh:
urazchun
— practice of communicating with one's God
Russian:
моли́тва
(molítva)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Russian:
нама́з
(namáz)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Sanskrit:
प्रार्थना
(prārthanā)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Scottish Gaelic:
ùrnaigh
— practice of communicating with one's God
Serbo-Croatian:
мо̀литва
— practice of communicating with one's God
Serbo-Croatian:
mòlitva
— practice of communicating with one's God
Sicilian:
prijera
— practice of communicating with one's God
Sindhi:
نماز
(̃māz)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Slovak:
modlitba
— practice of communicating with one's God
Slovene:
molitev
— practice of communicating with one's God
Upper Sorbian:
modlitwa
— practice of communicating with one's God
Sotho:
thapelo
— practice of communicating with one's God
Spanish:
oración
— practice of communicating with one's God
Spanish:
rezo
— practice of communicating with one's God
Spanish:
plegaria
— practice of communicating with one's God
Swahili:
swala
— practice of communicating with one's God
Swedish:
bön
— practice of communicating with one's God
Tagalog:
dasal
— practice of communicating with one's God
Tajik:
намоз
(namoz)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Tajik:
дуъо
(du'o)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Tajik:
дуо
(duo)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Tajik:
салот
(salot)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Tamil:
பிரார்த்தனை
(pirārttaṉai)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Tatar:
намаз
(namaz)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Tatar:
дога
(doğa)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Telugu:
ప్రార్థన
(prārthana)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Thai:
อธิษฐาน
(à-tít-tǎan)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Thai:
สวดมนต์
(sùuat-mon)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Thai:
ภาวนา
(paa-wá-naa)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Tibetan:
བཀའ་བསྒོ
(bka' bsgo)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Tigrinya:
ጸሎት
(ṣälot)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Tok Pisin:
prea
— practice of communicating with one's God
Turkish:
dua
— practice of communicating with one's God
Turkish:
namaz
— practice of communicating with one's God
Ottoman Turkish:
دعا
(duʼâ)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Ottoman Turkish:
نماز
(namâz)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Turkmen:
dileg
— practice of communicating with one's God
Turkmen:
doga
— practice of communicating with one's God
Turkmen:
namaz
— practice of communicating with one's God
Ugaritic:
𐎕𐎍𐎚
(ṣlt)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Ukrainian:
моли́тва
(molýtva)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Urdu:
نَماز
(namāz)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Urdu:
دُعا
(du'ā)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Urdu:
صَلات
(salāt)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Uyghur:
ناماز
(namaz)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Uyghur:
دۇئا
(du'a)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Uzbek:
duo
— practice of communicating with one's God
Uzbek:
namoz
— practice of communicating with one's God
Uzbek:
salot
— practice of communicating with one's God
Venetan:
orassión
— practice of communicating with one's God
Vietnamese:
kinh cầu nguyện
— practice of communicating with one's God
Vietnamese:
kinh nguyện
— practice of communicating with one's God
Vietnamese:
ý nguyện
— practice of communicating with one's God
Waray-Waray:
pa-nga-di
— practice of communicating with one's God
Waray-Waray:
pa-nga-dji
— practice of communicating with one's God
Welsh:
gweddi
— practice of communicating with one's God
Yiddish:
תּפֿילה
(tfile)
— practice of communicating with one's God
Zazaki:
duwa
— practice of communicating with one's God
Afrikaans:
bid
— the act of praying
Albanian:
lutje
— the act of praying
Arabic:
صَلَاة
(ṣalāh)
— the act of praying
Armenian:
աղոթք
(aġotʻkʻ)
— the act of praying
Bashkir:
доға
(doğa)
— the act of praying
Basque:
otoitzaldi
— the act of praying
Basque:
otoitz
— the act of praying
Bulgarian:
моли́тва
(molítva)
— the act of praying
Catalan:
rés
— the act of praying
Czech:
modlitba
— the act of praying
Czech:
modlení
— the act of praying
Danish:
bøn
— the act of praying
Dutch:
gebed
— the act of praying
Dutch:
bidden
— the act of praying
Egyptian:
z:SA-A-F5-Y1
(zšꜣ)
— the act of praying
Egyptian:
n:nH-H-A2
(nḥ)
— the act of praying
Esperanto:
preĝo
— the act of praying
Finnish:
rukoileminen
— the act of praying
German:
Gebet
— the act of praying
Greek:
προσευχή
(prosefchí)
— the act of praying
Ancient Greek:
εὐχή
(eukhḗ)
— the act of praying
Hindi:
वंदना
(vandnā)
— the act of praying
Hungarian:
imádkozás
— the act of praying
Hungarian:
imádság
— the act of praying
Hungarian:
fohászkodás
— the act of praying
Indonesian:
doa
— the act of praying
Irish:
guí
— the act of praying
Irish:
urnaí
— the act of praying
Old Irish:
guide
— the act of praying
Japanese:
祈り
(inori)
— the act of praying
Judeo-Italian:
אוּרַאצִיאוֹנַה
— the act of praying
Kazakh:
бата
(bata)
— the act of praying
Central Kurdish:
نوێژ کردن
(nwêj kirdin)
— the act of praying
Latin:
precatio
— the act of praying
Macedonian:
молитва
(molitva)
— the act of praying
Macedonian:
молење
(molenje)
— the act of praying
Malayalam:
പ്രാർത്ഥന
(prāṟtthana)
— the act of praying
Norwegian Bokmål:
bønn
— the act of praying
Norwegian Nynorsk:
bønn
— the act of praying
Old English:
ġebed
— the act of praying
Pashto:
لمونځ
(lmunz)
— the act of praying
Plautdietsch:
Jebäd
— the act of praying
Polish:
modlitwa
— the act of praying
Polish:
modły
— the act of praying
Portuguese:
oração
— the act of praying
Portuguese:
reza
— the act of praying
Romanian:
rugăciune
— the act of praying
Romansh:
uraziun
— the act of praying
Russian:
моли́тва
(molítva)
— the act of praying
Scottish Gaelic:
ùrnaigh
— the act of praying
Serbo-Croatian:
мо̀литва
— the act of praying
Serbo-Croatian:
mòlitva
— the act of praying
Slovene:
molitev
— the act of praying
Sotho:
ho rapela
— the act of praying
Spanish:
rezo
— the act of praying
Swahili:
swali
— the act of praying
Swedish:
bön
— the act of praying
Tagalog:
pagdarasal
— the act of praying
Tagalog:
panalangin
— the act of praying
Turkish:
dua
— the act of praying
Ottoman Turkish:
دعا
(duʼâ)
— the act of praying
Ottoman Turkish:
نماز
(namâz)
— the act of praying
Yiddish:
תּפֿילה
(tfile)
— the act of praying
Afrikaans:
gebed
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Arabic:
صَلَاة
(ṣalāh)
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Armenian:
աղոթք
(aġotʻkʻ)
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Bashkir:
доға
(doğa)
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Bulgarian:
молитва
(molitva)
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Czech:
modlitba
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Dutch:
gebed
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Finnish:
rukous
— the specific words or methods used for praying
French:
prière
— the specific words or methods used for praying
German:
Gebet
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Greek:
προσευχή
(prosefchí)
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Hungarian:
ima
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Hungarian:
imádság
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Hungarian:
fohász
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Indonesian:
doa
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Irish:
paidir
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Central Kurdish:
دوعا
(du'a)
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Northern Kurdish:
dua
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Latin:
precatio
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Macedonian:
молитва
(molitva)
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Malayalam:
പ്രാർത്ഥന
(prāṟtthana)
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Norwegian Bokmål:
bønn
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Norwegian Nynorsk:
bønn
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Pashto:
لمونځ
(lmunz)
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Polish:
modlitwa
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Portuguese:
oração
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Portuguese:
reza
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Romagnol:
urazion
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Russian:
моли́тва
(molítva)
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Scottish Gaelic:
ùrnaigh
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Serbo-Croatian:
мо̀литва
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Serbo-Croatian:
mòlitva
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Slovene:
molitev
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Sotho:
mantswe a thapelo
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Spanish:
oración
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Spanish:
rezo
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Spanish:
preces
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Swahili:
swala
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Swahili:
sala
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Swedish:
bön
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Turkish:
dua
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Ottoman Turkish:
دعا
(duʼâ)
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Ottoman Turkish:
نماز
(namâz)
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Ukrainian:
молитва
(molytva)
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Ukrainian:
пацєр
(pacjer)
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Welsh:
gweddi
— the specific words or methods used for praying
Afrikaans:
gebedsontmoeting
— a meeting held for the express purpose of praying
Bulgarian:
моле́бен
(molében)
— a meeting held for the express purpose of praying
Finnish:
rukoushetki
— a meeting held for the express purpose of praying
French:
prières
— a meeting held for the express purpose of praying
German:
Gottesdienst
— a meeting held for the express purpose of praying
Greek:
προσευχή
(prosefchí)
— a meeting held for the express purpose of praying
Greek:
συμπροσευχή
(symprosefchí)
— a meeting held for the express purpose of praying
Central Kurdish:
نوێژ
(nwêj)
— a meeting held for the express purpose of praying
Northern Kurdish:
nivêj
— a meeting held for the express purpose of praying
Macedonian:
молитва
(molitva)
— a meeting held for the express purpose of praying
Malayalam:
പ്രാർത്ഥന
(prāṟtthana)
— a meeting held for the express purpose of praying
Norwegian Bokmål:
bønnemøte
— a meeting held for the express purpose of praying
Polish:
modlitwa
— a meeting held for the express purpose of praying
Polish:
modły
— a meeting held for the express purpose of praying
Portuguese:
missa
— a meeting held for the express purpose of praying
Portuguese:
culto
— a meeting held for the express purpose of praying
Romanian:
serviciu divin
— a meeting held for the express purpose of praying
Romanian:
slujbă religioasă
— a meeting held for the express purpose of praying
Russian:
моле́бен
(molében)
— a meeting held for the express purpose of praying
Scottish Gaelic:
ùrnaigh
— a meeting held for the express purpose of praying
Slovene:
molitev
— a meeting held for the express purpose of praying
Sotho:
kopano ya thapelo
— a meeting held for the express purpose of praying
Swedish:
bön
— a meeting held for the express purpose of praying
Swedish:
förbön
— a meeting held for the express purpose of praying
Turkish:
dua
— a meeting held for the express purpose of praying
Afrikaans:
bede
— a request; a petition
Bulgarian:
молба́
(molbá)
— a request; a petition
Czech:
prosba
— a request; a petition
Dutch:
bede
— a request; a petition
Finnish:
pyyntö
— a request; a petition
French:
prière
— a request; a petition
Greek:
προσευχή
(prosefchí)
— a request; a petition
Greek:
ικεσία
(ikesía)
— a request; a petition
Hindi:
प्रार्थना
(prārthanā)
— a request; a petition
Macedonian:
молба
(molba)
— a request; a petition
Marathi:
प्रार्थना
(prārthanā)
— a request; a petition
Norwegian Bokmål:
bønn
— a request; a petition
Norwegian Nynorsk:
bønn
— a request; a petition
Polish:
pragnienie
— a request; a petition
Portuguese:
petição
— a request; a petition
Portuguese:
prece
— a request; a petition
Russian:
мольба́
(molʹbá)
— a request; a petition
Scottish Gaelic:
ùrnaigh
— a request; a petition
Serbo-Croatian:
мо̀лба
— a request; a petition
Serbo-Croatian:
mòlba
— a request; a petition
Sotho:
kopo
— a request; a petition
Swedish:
bön
— a request; a petition
Welsh:
gweddi
— a request; a petition
Welsh:
erfyniad
— a request; a petition
Afrikaans:
bidder
— one who prays
Arabic:
مُصَلٍّ
(muṣallin)
— one who prays
Basque:
otoizlari
— one who prays
Basque:
otoizgile
— one who prays
Bengali:
মুসল্লি
(muśolli)
— one who prays
Bengali:
নামাজী
(namaji)
— one who prays
Bulgarian:
молещ се
(molešt se)
— one who prays
Czech:
modlitel
— one who prays
Czech:
modlitelka
— one who prays
German:
Beter
— one who prays
German:
Beterin
— one who prays
Greek:
προσευχόμενος
(prosefchómenos)
— one who prays
Italian:
pregatore
— one who prays
Italian:
pregatrice
— one who prays
Central Kurdish:
نوێژکەر
(nwêjker)
— one who prays