Prayer - Definition

n 1: 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" [syn: prayer,
supplication]
2: reverent petition to a deity [syn: prayer, petition,
orison]
3: earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the
fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to
keep calm" [syn: entreaty, prayer, appeal]
4: a fixed text used in praying
5: someone who prays to God [syn: prayer, supplicant]