a fervent prayer

  • 1fervent — adjective a fervent prayer Syn: impassioned, passionate, intense, vehement, ardent, sincere, fervid, heartfelt; enthusiastic, zealous, fanatical, hardcore, wholehearted, avid, eager, keen, committed, dedicated, devout …

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  • 2Prayer — • The raising of the heart and mind to God Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. prayer     Prayer     † …

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  • 3Prayer of Quiet — • A degree of contemplation in which the soul experiences an extraordinary peace and rest Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Prayer of Quiet     Prayer of Quiet      …

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  • 4prayer — n. 1) to offer; say; utter a prayer 2) to answer a prayer 3) a fervent; silent prayer 4) (a) communal; daily; evening; morning prayer 5) a prayer for (to offer a prayer for peace) 6) a prayer that + clause; subj. (our prayer that peace be/should… …

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  • 5prayer — prayer1 prayerless, adj. prayerlessly, adv. prayerlessness, n. /prair/, n. 1. a devout petition to God or an object of worship. 2. a spiritual communion with God or an object of worship, as in supplication, thanksgiving, adoration, or confession …

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  • 6prayer — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little, quick, short ▪ She whispered a little prayer. ▪ private, quiet, silent ▪ S …

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  • 7Prayer for the dead — Wherever there is a belief in the continued existence of man s personality through and after death, religion naturally concerns itself with the relations between the living and the dead. And where the idea of a future judgment or of purgatory… …

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  • 8fervent — adj. Fervent is used with these nouns: ↑admirer, ↑belief, ↑believer, ↑Catholicism, ↑desire, ↑hope, ↑nationalist, ↑prayer, ↑supporter, ↑wish …

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  • 9A Prayer for Owen Meany —   …

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  • 10Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) —     Ecclesiasticus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiasticus     (Abbrev. Ecclus.; also known as the Book of Sirach.)     The longest of the deuterocanonical books of the Bible, and the last of the Sapiential writings in the Vulgate of the Old …

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