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  • 1prayer for relief — What the plaintiff in a lawsuit asks of the court for example, monetary damages, an injunction to make the defendant stop a certain activity, or both. The plaintiff usually makes a special prayer for specific relief (for example, a monetary… …

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  • 2Prayer stick — A prayer stick is a stick shaped object used for prayer.For example, the rituals of the Pueblo contain many prayers; thus the Zuñi have prayers for food, health, and rain. Prayer sticks, that is sticks with feathers attached as supplicatory… …

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  • 3Prayer — • The raising of the heart and mind to God Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. prayer     Prayer     † …

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  • 4Prayer-Books — • A collection of forms of prayer intended for private devotion, and in so far distinct from the service books which contain the liturgical formularies used in public worship. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Prayer Books      …

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  • 5PRAYER — 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 …

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  • 6Prayer in the Bahá'í Faith — is composed of reverent words which are addressed to God,cite web | first = John | last = Walbridge | title = Prayer and worship | url = http://bahai library.com/encyclopedia/prayer.html | accessdate = 2008 04 27] and the act of prayer is one of… …

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  • 7Special Sabbaths — are fixed Jewish Shabbat days, which precede or coincide with certain Jewish holidays during the year. Each one has a special name.habbat Teshuvah Shabbat Teshuva ( Sabbath [of] repentance ) refers to the Shabbat that occurs during the Ten Days… …

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  • 8prayer — / prer/ n: the part of a pleading (as a complaint) that specifies the relief sought; also: a request for relief or some other action by the court Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. prayer …

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  • 9Special Devotions For Months —     Special Devotions for Months     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Special Devotions for Months     During the Middle Ages the public functions of the Church and the popular devotions of the people were intimately connected. The laity assisted at the …

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  • 10PRAYER BOOKS — Books containing the texts of the customary daily prayers did not exist in ancient times. Sources of tannaitic and amoraic times take it as understood that prayer is by heart (e.g., Ber. 5:3–5; RH 4:5–6; Ta an. 2:2). In public prayer the reader… …

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