English-Thai Dictionary

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

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

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.

 

Oxford Dictionary

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.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

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

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

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 .