Definition of Pray. Meaning of Pray. Synonyms of Pray

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Definition of Pray

Pray
Pray Pray, v. t. 1. To address earnest request to; to supplicate; to entreat; to implore; to beseech. And as this earl was preyed, so did he. --Chaucer. We pray you . . . by ye reconciled to God. --2 Cor. v. 20. 2. To ask earnestly for; to seek to obtain by supplication; to entreat for. I know not how to pray your patience. --Shak. 3. To effect or accomplish by praying; as, to pray a soul out of purgatory. --Milman. To pray in aid. (Law) (a) To call in as a helper one who has an interest in the cause. --Bacon. (b) A phrase often used to signify claiming the benefit of an argument. See under Aid. --Mozley & W.
Pray
Pray Pray, n. & v. See Pry. [Obs.] --Spenser.

Meaning of Pray from wikipedia

- incantation, formal creedal statement, or a spontaneous utterance in the praying person. The act of prayer is attested in written sources as early as five...
- pray in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. To pray is to engage in prayer, an active effort to communicate with a higher being, deity, or spirit. Pray may...
- Eat Pray Love is a 2010 American biographical romantic drama film starring Julia Roberts as Elizabeth Gilbert, based on Gilbert's 2006 memoir of the same...
- Pray for Me may refer to: "Pray for Me" (The W****nd and Kendrick Lamar song), 2018 "Pray for Me" (Kristin Husøy song), 2020 "Pray for Me", a song by Michael...
- "We Pray" (stylised in all caps) is a song by British rock band Coldplay featuring English rapper Little Simz, Nigerian singer Burna Boy, Palestinian-Chilean...
- Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia is a 2006 memoir by American author Elizabeth Gilbert. The memoir...
- The phrases "pray and work" (or "pray and labor"; Latin: ora et labora) and to work is to pray (laborare est orare) refer to the monastic practice of...
- Pray Away is a 2021 American do****entary film produced and directed by Kristine Stolakis. It follows survivors of conversion therapy, and former leaders...
- remaining stationary with forearms folded, has led to the common name praying mantis. The closest relatives of mantises are termites and ****roaches...
- Pray for the Wicked is the sixth studio album by American pop rock solo project Panic! at the Disco. The album was released on June 22, 2018 on Fueled...