English-Thai Dictionary

pray

VI ภาวนา  สวดมนต์  อธิษฐาน  supplicate entreat pao-wa-na

 

pray

VT ภาวนา  สวดมนต์  อธิษฐาน  supplicate entreat pao-wa-na

 

pray for

PHRV สวด ขอ  ภาวนา  สวด อ้อนวอน  sud-kor

 

pray to

PHRV สวด อ้อนวอน กับ  sud-aon-won

 

prayer

N การสวดมนต์  การ อธิษฐาน  request praise petition kan-sud-mon

 

prayer

N บทสวดมนต์  supplication devotions rogation bod-sud-mon

 

prayer

N ผู้ สวดมนต์  ผู้ ภาวนา  ผู้ อ้อนวอน  phu-sud-mon

 

prayer beads

N สาย ลูก ประคำ  rosary sai-luk-ka-pra-jam

 

prayer book

N หนังสือ สวดมนต์  liturgy mass book nang-sue-sud-mon

 

prayer wheel

N ธรรมจักร ที่ ใช้ ใน ลัทธิ มหายาน ใน ธิเบต  tam-ma-jak-ti-chai-nai-lak-ti-ma-ha-yan

 

prayerbones

SL เข่า (2 ข้าง  kao

 

prayerful

ADJ ที่ สวดมนต์ เป็นประจำ  orthodox pious religious ti-sud-mon-pra-jam

 

prayerful

ADJ ที่ เคร่ง  ที่จริง จัง  ti-krang

 

praying mantis

N ตั้ก แตน  tak-ka-tan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRAY

v.i.[L. precor; proco; this word belongs to the same family as preach and reproach; Heb. to bless, to reproach; rendered in Job 2:9, to curse; properly, to reproach, to rail at or upbraid. In Latin the word precor signifies to supplicate good or evil, and precis signifies a prayer and a curse. See Imprecate. ] 1. To ask with earnestness or zeal, as for a favor, or for something desirable; to entreat; to supplicate.
Pray for them who despitefully use you and persecute you. Matthew 5:44.
2. To petition; to ask, as for a favor; as in application to a legislative body.
3. In worship, to address the Supreme Being with solemnity and reverence, with adoration, confession of sins, supplication for mercy, and thanksgiving for blessings received.
When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. Matthew 6:6.
4. I pray, that is, I pray you tell me, or let me know, is a common mode of introducing a question.

 

PRAY

v.t.To supplicate; to entreat; to urge. We pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. 2 Corinthians 5:2 .
1. In worship, to supplicate; to implore; to ask with reverence and humility.
Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee. Acts 8:22.
2. To petition. The plaintiff prays judgment of the court.
He that will have the benefit of this act, must pray a prohibition before a sentence in the ecclesiastical court.
3. To ask or intreat in ceremony or form.
Pray my colleague Antonius I may speak with him.
[In most instances, this verb is transitive only by ellipsis. To pray God, is used for to pray to God; to pray a prohibition, is to pray for a prohibition, etc. ]
To pray in aid, in law, is to call in for help one who has interest in the cause.

 

PRAYER

n.In a general sense, the act of asking for a favor, and particularly with earnestness. 1. In worship, a solemn address to the Supreme Being, consisting of adoration, or an expression of our sense of God's glorious perfections, confession of our sins, supplication for mercy and forgiveness, intercession for blessings on others, and thanksgiving, or an expression of gratitude to God for his mercies and benefits. A prayer however may consist of a single petition, and it may be extemporaneous, written or printed.
2. A formula of church service, or of worship, public or private.
3. Practice of supplication.
As he is famed for mildness, peace and prayer.
4. That part of a memorial or petition to a public body, which specifies the request or thing desired to be done or granted, as distinct from the recital of facts or reasons for the grant. We say, the prayer of the petition is that the petitioner may be discharged from arrest.

 

PRAYER-BOOK

n.A book containing prayers or the forms of devotion, public or private.

 

PRAYERFUL

a.Devotional; given to prayer; as a prayerful frame of mind. 1. Using much prayer.

 

PRAYERFULLY

adv. With much prayer.

 

PRAYERLESS

a.Not using prayer; habitually neglecting the duty of prayer to God; as a prayerless family.

 

PRAYERLESSNESS

n.Total or habitual neglect of prayer.

 

PRAYING

ppr. Asking; supplicating.

 

PRAYINGLY

adv. With supplication to God.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PRAY

PRAY Pray, n. & v.

 

Defn: See Pry. [Obs. ] Spenser.

 

PRAY

Pray, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Prayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Praying. ] Etym: [OE. preien, OF. preier, F. prier, L. precari, fr. prex, precis, a prayer, a request; akin to Skr. prach to ask, AS. frignan, frinan, fricgan, G. fragen, Goth. fraíhnan. Cf. Deprecate, Imprecate, Precarious. ]

 

Defn: To make request with earnestness or zeal, as for something desired; to make entreaty or supplication; to offer prayer to a deity or divine being as a religious act; specifically, to address the Supreme Being with adoration, confession, supplication, and thanksgiving. And to his goddess pitously he preyde. Chaucer. When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. Matt. vi. 6. I pray, or (by ellipsis ) Pray, I beg; I request; I entreat you; -- used in asking a question, making a request, introducing a petition, etc. ; as, Pray, allow me to go. I pray, sir. why am I beaten Shak.

 

Syn. -- To entreat; supplicate; beg; implore; invoke; beseech; petition.

 

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. 2 .

 

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.

 

PRAYER

PRAYER Pray "er, n.

 

Defn: One who prays; a supplicant.

 

PRAYER

Prayer (, n. Etym: [OE. preiere, OF. preiere, F. prière, fr. L.precarius obtained by prayer, fr. precari to pray. See Pray, v. i.]

 

1. The act of praying, or of asking a favor; earnest request or entreaty; hence, a petition or memorial addressed to a court or a legislative body. "Their meek preyere." Chaucer

 

2. The act of addressing supplication to a divinity, especially to the true God; the offering of adoration, confession, supplication, and thanksgiving to the Supreme Being; as, public prayer; secret prayer. As he is famed for mildness, peace, and prayer. Shak.

 

3. The form of words used in praying; a formula of supplication; an expressed petition; especially, a supplication addressed to God; as, a written or extemporaneous prayer; to repeat one's prayers. He made those excellent prayers which were published immediately after his death. Bp. Fell. Prayer book, a book containing devotional prayers. -- Prayer meeting, a meeting or gathering for prayer to God.

 

Syn. -- Petition; orison; supplication; entreaty; suit.

 

PRAYERFUL

PRAYERFUL Prayer "ful, a.

 

Defn: Given to prayer; praying much or often; devotional. "The prayerful man. " J. S. Blackie. -- Prayer "ful *ly, adv. -- Prayer "ful *ness, n.

 

PRAYERLESS

PRAYERLESS Prayer "less, a.

 

Defn: Not using prayer; habitually neglecting prayer to God; without prayer. "The next time you go prayerless to bed. " Baxter. -- Prayer "less *ly, adv. -- Prayer "less *ness, n.

 

PRAYING

PRAYING Pray "ing,

 

Defn: a. & n. from Pray, v. Praying insect, locust, or mantis (Zoöl.), a mantis, especially Mantis religiosa. See Mantis. -- Praying machine, or Praying wheel, a wheel on which prayers are pasted by Buddhist priests, who then put the wheel in rapid revolution. Each turn in supposed to have the efficacy of an oral repetition of all the prayers on the wheel. Sometimes it is moved by a stream.

 

PRAYINGLY

PRAYINGLY Pray "ing *ly, adv.

 

Defn: With supplication to God.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pray

pray |prā preɪ | ▶verb [ no obj. ] address a solemn request or expression of thanks to a deity or other object of worship: the whole family is praying for Michael | [ with obj. ] : pray God this is true. • wish or hope strongly for a particular outcome or situation: after several days of rain, we were praying for sun | [ with clause ] : I prayed that James wouldn't notice. ▶adverb formal or archaic used as a preface to polite requests or instructions: pray continue. • used as a way of adding ironic or sarcastic emphasis to a question: and what, pray, was the purpose of that? ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘ask earnestly ’): from Old French preier, from late Latin precare, alteration of Latin precari ‘entreat. ’

 

prayer

prayer |pre (ə )r prer | ▶noun a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or an object of worship: I'll say a prayer for him | a commitment to a life of holiness through prayer and Bible-reading. • (prayers ) a religious service, esp. a regular one, at which people gather in order to pray together: 500 people were detained as they attended Friday prayers. • an earnest hope or wish: it is our prayer that the current progress on human rights will be sustained. PHRASES not have a prayer informal have no chance at all of succeeding at something: he doesn't have a prayer of toppling Tyson. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French preiere, based on Latin precarius ‘obtained by entreaty, ’ from prex, prec- ‘prayer. ’

 

prayer beads

prayer beads ▶noun a string of beads used in prayer, esp. a rosary.

 

prayer book

prayer book |ˈprɛ (ə )r ˌbʊk | ▶noun a book containing the forms of prayer regularly used in Christian worship, esp. the Book of Common Prayer.

 

prayer flag

prayer flag ▶noun (esp. in Tibetan Buddhism ) a flag on which prayers are inscribed.

 

prayerful

prayer ful |ˈpre (ə )rfəl ˈprɛrfəl | ▶adjective (of an action or event ) characterized by or expressive of prayer: prayerful self-examination. • (of a person ) given to praying; devout. DERIVATIVES prayer ful ly adverb, prayer ful ness noun

 

prayer meeting

prayer meet ing |ˈpre (ə )r ˌmētiNG ˈprɛ (ə )r ˌmitɪŋ | ▶noun an informal religious gathering or service during which prayers are offered.

 

Prayer of Manasses

Prayer of Ma nas ses |məˈnases prer əv məˈnæsɛs | a book of the Apocrypha consisting of a penitential prayer put into the mouth of Manasseh, king of Judah.

 

prayer plant

prayer plant ▶noun a Brazilian plant with variegated leaves that are erect at night but lie flat during the day, grown as a houseplant. [Maranta leuconeura, family Marantaceae. ]

 

prayer rug

prayer rug |ˈpreɪər rəɡ | ▶noun a small carpet used by Muslims for kneeling on when praying.

 

prayer shawl

prayer shawl ▶noun Judaism another term for tallith.

 

prayer stick

prayer stick ▶noun a stick decorated with feathers, used by various American Indian peoples in religious ceremonies.

 

prayer wheel

prayer wheel |ˈprɛ (ə )r ˌ (h )wil | ▶noun a revolving cylinder inscribed with or containing prayers, a revolution of which symbolizes the repetition of a prayer, used by Tibetan Buddhists.

 

praying mantis

pray ing man tis |ˈpreɪɪŋ ˌmæn (t )əs | ▶noun see mantis.

 

Oxford Dictionary

pray

pray |preɪ | ▶verb [ no obj. ] address a prayer to God or another deity: the whole family are praying for Michael. • wish or hope strongly for a particular outcome or situation: after several days of rain, we were praying for sun | [ with clause ] : I prayed that James wouldn't notice. ▶adverb formal or archaic used as a preface to polite requests or instructions: ladies and gentlemen, pray be seated. • used as a way of adding ironic or sarcastic emphasis to a question: and what, pray, was the purpose of that? ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘ask earnestly ’): from Old French preier, from late Latin precare, alteration of Latin precari ‘entreat ’.

 

prayer

prayer |prɛː | ▶noun a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or another deity: I'll say a prayer for him | [ mass noun ] : the peace of God is ours through prayer. • (prayers ) a religious service, especially a regular one, at which people gather in order to pray together: 500 people were detained as they attended Friday prayers. • an earnest hope or wish: it is our prayer that the current progress on human rights will be sustained. PHRASES not have a prayer informal have no chance at all of succeeding at something. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French preiere, based on Latin precarius ‘obtained by entreaty ’, from prex, prec- ‘prayer ’.

 

prayer beads

pray ¦er beads ▶plural noun a string of beads used to keep count while uttering prayers.

 

prayer book

pray ¦er book ▶noun a book containing the forms of prayer regularly used in Christian worship, especially a Book of Common Prayer.

 

prayer flag

pray ¦er flag ▶noun (especially in Tibetan Buddhism ) a flag on which prayers are inscribed.

 

prayerful

pray ¦er |ful |ˈprɛːfʊl, ˈprɛːf (ə )l | ▶adjective characterized by or expressive of prayer: the church has a prayerful atmosphere. • (of a person ) given to praying; devout. DERIVATIVES prayerfully adverb, prayerfulness noun

 

prayer mat

prayer mat (also prayer rug ) ▶noun a small carpet used by Muslims for kneeling on when praying.

 

prayer meeting

prayer meet ing |ˈpre (ə )r ˌmētiNG ˈprɛ (ə )r ˌmitɪŋ | ▶noun an informal religious gathering or service during which prayers are offered.

 

prayer meeting

prayer meeting ▶noun (especially among Nonconformists ) a religious gathering or service during which prayers are offered.

 

Prayer of Manasses

Prayer of Manasses |məˈnasiːz | a book of the Apocrypha consisting of a penitential prayer put into the mouth of Manasseh, king of Judah.

 

prayer plant

pray ¦er plant ▶noun a Brazilian plant with variegated leaves which are erect at night but lie flat during the day, grown as a houseplant. ●Maranta leuconeura, family Marantaceae.

 

prayer shawl

pray ¦er shawl ▶noun Judaism another term for tallith.

 

prayer stick

pray ¦er stick ▶noun a stick decorated with feathers, used by various American Indian peoples in their religious ceremonies.

 

prayer wheel

pray ¦er wheel ▶noun a small revolving cylinder inscribed with or containing prayers, a revolution of which symbolizes the repetition of a prayer, used by Tibetan Buddhists.

 

praying mantis

pray |ing man ¦tis ▶noun see mantis.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

pray

pray verb 1 let us pray: say one's prayers, make one's devotions, offer a prayer /prayers. 2 she prayed God to forgive her: invoke, call on, implore, appeal to, entreat, beg, petition, supplicate; literary beseech.

 

prayer

prayer noun 1 the priest's murmured prayers: invocation, intercession, devotion; archaic orison. 2 a quick prayer that she wouldn't bump into him: appeal, plea, entreaty, petition, supplication, invocation. PHRASES not have a prayer informal everyone thought this Minnesota team didn't have a prayer against Duke: have no hope, have /stand no chance, not have /stand (the ghost of ) a chance; informal not have a hope in hell.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

pray

pray verb 1 let us pray | he prayed to God: say one's prayers, be at prayer, make one's devotions; offer a prayer /prayers, commune with. 2 she prayed God to give her enlightenment | I prayed for forgiveness: invoke, call on, implore, appeal to, entreat, beseech, beg, ask /request earnestly, plead, crave, petition, solicit, supplicate, importune; rare obsecrate.

 

prayer

prayer noun 1 she stood in the chapel listening to the priest's murmured prayers: invocation, intercession, devotion; archaic orison. 2 Shannon sent up a quick prayer that she wouldn't bump into him en route: appeal, plea, entreaty, petition, solicitation, supplication, request, suit, invocation; rare obsecration, imploration, adjuration. PHRASES not have a prayer informal have no hope, not have /stand a chance, have /stand no chance, not have /stand the ghost of a chance; informal not have a hope in hell, not have a cat in hell's chance, not have a dog's chance, not have /stand an earthly, not have a snowball's chance (in hell ); Austral. /NZ informal not have Buckley's (chance ).

 

prayer book

prayer book noun service book; Church of England Book of Common Prayer; Roman Catholic Church missal, breviary; Judaism Machzor, Siddur; historical ordinal, primer; rare formulary, euchologion, euchology.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

pray

pray /preɪ / (! preyと同音 ) 〖原義は 「(強く )願う 」〗(名 )prayer 動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 自動詞 〈人が 〉 «…のために, …を願って /…に /…のことを » 祈る , (強く )願う «for /to /over » ▸ pray for help [A's recovery ]救いを求めて [Aの回復を願って ]祈る ▸ pray for the dead 死者に祈りをささげる ▸ pray to God to keep him safe 彼の無事を神に祈る 他動詞 1 〈人が 〉〈神様など 〉に祈る, (強く )願う ; 〖～ (to A ) (that )節 〗(A 〈神など 〉に )…ということを祈る ; 〖～ (for A ) to do 〗(Aが )…することを祈る ▸ Let's hope and pray that we can get together soon .僕たちがすぐに一緒になれるように願おう (!｟コーパス ｠that節の中は未来のことでも時に現在形が用いられる ) ▸ pray for something good to happen 何か良いことが起こることを願う 2 ｟書 ｠〖直接話法 〗…と祈る (→say 他動詞 1a 語法 )▸ I prayed, “Let me pass the audition. ”「オーディションに合格しますように 」と私は祈った .3 (祈りによって ) «…の中に » 〈魂など 〉を入れる «into » .副詞 ｟やや古 ｠〖文修飾 〗1 〖命令文で 〗どうか (please )▸ Pray be seated .どうかお座りください (!命令文に丁寧さを加える ) .2 〖疑問文で 〗▸ Why, pray tell, are you watching me? なんで私を見てるの (!いらだたしさを暗示 ) .～̀ ing m á ntis 〘虫 〙カマキリ .

 

prayer

prayer 1 /preə r / (! -ayerは /eə r /) →pray 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C «…に向けての » 祈りの言葉 , 祈祷 （きとう ）文 «for » ▸ prayers for the dead 死者にささげる祈りの言葉 ▸ say the Lord's Prayer 主の祈りを唱える ▸ say one's prayers 祈る .2 U 祈り , 祈祷 , 祈願 ▸ be at prayer ｟かたく ｠祈祷中で ▸ kneel in prayer ひざまずいて祈る .3 C ｟くだけて ｠〖通例one 's ～〗 «…に対する » 願い , 嘆願 «against , for , to » ▸ answer A's prayer (s )〈神様などが 〉Aの願いをかなえる (!しばしば受け身で ) .4 C 〖～s 〗(定期的な )祈祷集会 [儀式 ].not h à ve [haven't g ò t, h à ve not ] a pr á yer ｟くだけて ｠ «…する » 見込みがまったくない «of do ing » .～́ b è ads ロザリオ, 数珠 （じゆず ）.～́ b ò ok 祈祷書 .～́ m à t [r ù g ](イスラム教徒の )礼拝用のひざ敷き .～́ m è eting [s è rvice ](プロテスタントの )祈祷会 .～́ wh è el (ラマ教の )祈祷輪筒 .

 

prayer

pray er 2 /préɪə r /→pray 名詞 C 祈る人, 祈祷 （きとう ）者 .