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pray away the gay

pray away the gay is the alternative form of pray the gay away.

Meaning of pray the gay away

Verb

pray the gay away (third-person singular simple present prays the gay away, present participle praying the gay away, simple past and past participle prayed the gay away)

  1. (US, informal) To attempt to alter one's homosexuality through prayer.
    • This was my secret problem, my sin, and I earnestly hoped and prayed nearly every day of my life that it would be taken away from me. But of course, because it was an intrinsic part of me (albeit a part that I hadn't yet come to embrace), I was never able to pray the gay away.2014, Chris Dicken, Donny Wong, The Bumpy Road to Married Bliss, HarperCollins UK, →ISBN

Forms of pray away the gay

third-person singular presentprays away the gay
present participlepraying away the gay
past participleprayed away the gay
pastprayed away the gay

Questions about pray away the gay

What is pray away the gay the alternative form of?
Pray away the gay is the alternative form of pray the gay away.

Words near pray away the gay in the dictionary

  1. praxist
  2. praxists
  3. Praxitelean
  4. Praxiteles
  5. pray
  6. pray away the gay
  7. pray in aid
  8. pray tell
  9. pray the gay away
  10. pray to the porcelain god
  11. pray to the porcelain goddess

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