1. (

• prayer ,
• supplication ,

) the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving); "the priest sank to his knees in prayer" ;

2. (

• prayer ,
• petition ,
• orison

) reverent petition to a deity ;

3. (

• entreaty ,
• prayer ,
• appeal

) earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm" ;

4. (

• prayer ,

) a fixed text used in praying ;

5. (

• prayer ,
• supplicant ,

) someone who prays to God ;