| 词汇 | prayer |
| 释义 | prayer noun uk /preər/ us /prer/ B1[ C ] the words that someone says or thinks when they are praying: 祷文，祷词 a prayer of thanks表示感谢的祷文 She always says her prayers (= prays) before she goes to sleep.她睡前总要念祷文。 We thought he'd been killed, but our prayers were answered when he arrived home unexpectedly.我们以为他已经死了，但我们的祷告实现了，他出人意料地回了家。 a prayer book祈祷书 Synonyms appeal entreaty plea(REQUEST)formal request [ U ] the act or ceremony in which someone prays: 祈祷;祈祷仪式 I found her kneeling in prayer at the back of the church.我发现她正跪在教堂后面祈祷。 The prisoners find their only solace in prayer.犯人们从祈祷中寻求仅有的慰藉。 We heard bells calling the faithful to prayer.我们听到召集信徒去祈祷的钟声。 prayer and meditation祈祷与冥想 She whispered a silent prayer that her wounded brother would not die.她默默地祷告，希望她受伤的兄弟不会死去。 Lord, hear our prayers.主啊，听我们的祈祷。 I firmly believe in the power of prayer. Religious ceremonies & prayers alleluia amen anoint anointed anointment communion confirm confirmation consecrate consecration litany liturgical liturgically liturgy thanksgiving the Lord's Prayer unchristened unction unprogrammed vespers Idiomnot have a prayer prayer | American Dictionaryprayer noun[ C/U ] us/preər/ the act or ceremony of speaking to God or a god, esp. to express thanks or to ask for help, or the words used in this act: [ C ]an evening prayer [ C ]a prayer of thanks [ U ]She knelt in prayer. Examples of prayerprayer However, there are much more elaborate practices involving prayers and lamentations which are popularly followed. They had special outdoor places of worship, such as certain groves of trees, where prayers were recited, sacrifices performed and offerings left. Puritans, it was argued, were obsessed with extemporaneous sermons and prayers, and attached no value to the outward furnishings and structures of the church. In these circumstances, the clergy led the way in the holding of prayers and preparing emotionally and psychologically for war. People sometimes respond to others' current prayers in their own simultaneous praying. Three out of the five prayers are in the night. Further, it is not just those for whom prayers are offered who recover, and many for whom prayers are offered do not recover. What is needed is a formula to tell us which prayers will be answered and which declined. Likewise, daily prayers would strengthen a person's attachment to religiously sanctioned values and norms. Not only did unofficial ulama perform rituals and lead prayers; some of them, beginning in the 1960s, also offered lessons in secret to selected students. Members of the cong regation come to the house to make up a minyan so that cer tain prayers can be said. Friars were frequently confessors and the prayers of monks were thought to be particularly powerful. If we take the similarities between the two scenarios seriously, we might be tempted to think that both prayers are impetratory. Unfortunately such a suggestion will not work for an account of past-directed prayers. The real purpose and nominal purposes of your prayers are at variance. See all examples of prayer These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withprayerprayerThese are words often used in combination with prayer. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. contemplative prayer They ate frugal meals, and spent their days both in contemplativeprayer and interceding on behalf of others. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. daily prayer The dailyprayer services must not be performed in the presence of outsiders, and are always performed in the direction of the sun. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. evening prayer It is a mandatory requirement that a cassock, a surlice and a scarf shall be worn for morning and eveningprayer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with prayer |
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