Word of the Day:
prayer
What It Means
A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity.
An act of praying.
The specific words or methods used for praying.
For Baha'is, there's a difference between obligatory prayers and devotional prayers.
Prayer in Context
“In that spirit, we’ll close with the wish we always offer at the end of our annual review, although this time it’s more of a prayer: Happy new year.”
Did You Know?
From Middle English preiere, from Old French preiere, from Early Medieval Latin precāria, derived from Latin precem. Displaced native Old English ġebed (whence modern English bead).
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