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prayer card

prayer card noun: in the House of Commons, a card reserving a seat for a backbencher during prayers and for the rest of the day.

Noun

prayer card (plural prayer cards)

  1. (UK) In the House of Commons, a card reserving a seat for a backbencher during prayers and for the rest of the day.
    • Normally sittings of the House of Commons begin with prayers and, at intervals along the back of each bench, there are little brass frames for holding prayer cards.2009, Dennis Canavan, Let the People Decide: The Autobiography of Dennis Canavan
  2. Synonym of holy card.
    Synonyms:
    holy card

Synonyms of prayer card

Forms of prayer card

pluralprayer cards

Questions about prayer card

What does prayer card mean?
Prayer card means in the House of Commons, a card reserving a seat for a backbencher during prayers and for the rest of the day.
What part of speech is prayer card?
Prayer card is a noun.
What is the plural of prayer card?
The plural of prayer card is prayer cards.

Words near prayer card in the dictionary

  1. prayer box
  2. prayer boxes
  3. prayer bump
  4. prayer bumps
  5. prayer candle
  6. prayer card
  7. prayer cards
  8. prayer circle
  9. prayer circles
  10. prayer flag
  11. prayer flags

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