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  • 1Prayer — • The raising of the heart and mind to God Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. prayer     Prayer     † …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 2Prayer —    Prayer has been defined as the soul s converse with God, or communion with God in devotional exercises, and may be said to be a universally recognized necessity in the life of man. But prayer involves much more than simply asking for certain… …

    American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  • 3PRAYER — PRAYER, the offering of petition, confession, adoration or thanksgiving to God. In the Bible The concept of prayer is based on the conviction that God exists, hears, and answers (Ps. 65:3; cf. 115:3–7) – that He is a personal deity. In a sense it …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 4Prayer Mountain — is a Christian retreat in South Korea, operated by the Yoido Full Gospel Church, Korea s largest church. It is located in Jori myeon, Paju, in northern Gyeonggi province near the Demilitarized Zone. It has facilities for 10,000 people. A… …

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  • 5ask — 1 Ask, question, interrogate, query, inquire, catechize, quiz, examine mean to address a person in an attempt to elicit information. Ask is the general or colorless term for putting a question {ask and you will find} {ask the price of an article} …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 6Prayer in the New Testament — An Overview Prayer in the New Testament is presented as a positive command () as it is thought to brings people closer to God.Jesus encouraged the disciples to pray in secret in their private rooms as a humble response to the prayer of the… …

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  • 7Prayer — For other uses, see Prayer (disambiguation). Mary Magdalene by Ary Scheffer (1795–1858). Prayer is a form of religious practice that seeks to activate a volitional rapport to a deity through deliberate practice. Prayer may be either individual or …

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  • 8prayer — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An earnest request] Syn. entreaty, request, intercession, thanksgiving, praise, petition; see also appeal 1 . 2. [An address to the deity] Syn. orison, invocation, act of devotion, supplication, devotions, benediction,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 9prayer — 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 …

    Universalium

  • 10Prayer —    Is converse with God; the intercourse of the soul with God, not in contemplation or meditation, but in direct address to him. Prayer may be oral or mental, occasional or constant, ejaculatory or formal. It is a beseeching the Lord (Ex. 32:11); …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary