Word Explorer

Praying

To direct words and/or thoughts to God or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.

📖 Definitions of "Praying"

verb

1
To direct words and/or thoughts to God or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.
"Muslims pray in the direction of Mecca."
2
To humbly beg a person for aid or their time.
3
To ask earnestly for; to seek to obtain by supplication; to entreat for.
4
To implore, to entreat, to request.

noun

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
imploreverb	(transitive) To beg or plead for (something) earnestly or urgently; to beseech.
begverb	(intransitive) To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.
prayernoun	(uncountable) A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity.
worshipverb	The devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object.
requestverb	(transitive or with a subjunctive clause) To ask for (something).
askingnoun	The act or process of posing a question or making a request.
urgeverb	(transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
beggingnoun	The act of one who begs.
mantisnoun	Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs.
requestingverb	(transitive or with a subjunctive clause) To ask for (something).
requestsnoun	A formal message requesting something.
urgingnoun	the act of earnestly supporting or encouraging
pleadingnoun	The act of making a plea.
supplicatingverb	(transitive) To make a humble request to (someone, especially a person in authority); to beg, to beseech, to entreat.
beseechingnoun	A heartfelt plea.
imploringnoun	The act of one who implores; imploration.
entreatingnoun	entreaty
petitioningnoun	The act of making a petition or appeal.
adoringnoun	Showing adoration or admiration.
invokingverb	(transitive) To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance.