What is another word for pray?
Pronunciation:
[ pɹˈe͡ɪ], [ pɹˈeɪ], [ p_ɹ_ˈeɪ]
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Similar words for pray:
- beg (noun)
- appeal (verb)
- ask (verb)
- beg (verb)
- beseech (verb)
- communication (verb)
- demand (verb)
- entreat (verb)
- hope (verb)
- implore (verb)
- importune (verb)
- invite (verb)
- invoke (verb)
- other relevant words (verb)
- petition (verb)
- plead (verb)
- plead; call upon for help, answer (verb)
- request (verb)
- solicit (verb)
- worship (verb)
- other synonyms
- appeal
- hope
- importune
- invoke
- other relevant words
- petition
- plead
- request
Synonyms for Pray:
n.
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•
- amen,
- anthem,
- baptism,
- baptize,
- benediction,
- catechism,
- call down,
- appeal,
- celebrate,
- the Book of Common Prayer,
- baptise.
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•
- just,
- how,
- what's gotten into someone?,
- do with,
- what (has) happened to something,
- kindly,
- keep,
- what has/will become of,
- where has someone/something gotten to?,
- anyway.
-
•
- live in hope,
- aim,
- have something to live for,
- hold out hope,
- build castles in the air,
- pin your hopes/faith on,
- sue,
- be betting on something.
- beg.
v.
• appeal (verb)- pro pose,
- pro positioning,
- re-quired,
- re-quire,
- calling up on,
- re quire,
- pro positions,
- resorting to,
- hitting on,
- re quiring,
- resorted to,
- resorts to,
- re-quires,
- pro position,
- pro posing,
- pro-posing,
- pro-positions,
- re quires,
- re-quiring,
- pro positioned,
- called up on,
- hits on,
- re quired,
- calling upon,
- call up on,
- pro-positioning,
- pro-position,
- pro-pose,
- calls up on,
- pro-positioned,
- pro posed.
- pro moting,
- contending for,
- contends for,
- pro mote,
- files for,
- pro-motes,
- filed for,
- pro-mote,
- contended for,
- filing for,
- pro-moting,
- pro motes.
- Obtesting,
- be sieging,
- Impetrated,
- be sieged,
- be sieges,
- applies to,
- de-siring,
- be-siege,
- calls to,
- be-sieging,
- de-sire,
- de siring,
- de sires,
- be-sieged,
- obsecrates,
- calling to,
- de-sires,
- applying to,
- Obsecrated,
- obtests,
- be siege,
- Obsecrating,
- Impetrating,
- de sired,
- de sire,
- Obtested,
- impetrates,
- be-sieges,
- de-sired.
- pray.
- insisting on,
- in quired,
- clamoring for,
- insists on,
- whistled for,
- counter claims,
- whistles for,
- in-quire,
- clamored for,
- insisted on,
- in-quired,
- whistling for,
- sues for,
- ex-act,
- sued for,
- ex-acting,
- clamors for,
- in-quires,
- counter-claimed,
- in-quiring,
- ex-acts,
- ex act,
- suing for,
- hitting up,
- in quires,
- ex-acted,
- counter claimed,
- counter claim,
- counter-claiming,
- hits up,
- counter-claims,
- in quire,
- ex acting,
- in quiring,
- counter claiming,
- ex acts.
- sweating it,
- sur-mise,
- sweated it out,
- promises oneself,
- knocking on wood,
- is sure of,
- re lying,
- feels confident,
- fore saw,
- looks at sunny side,
- knocking wood,
- were sure of,
- haddest faith,
- be-lieve,
- knocked on wood,
- being sure of,
- re lied,
- kept fingers crossed,
- promised oneself,
- looked at sunny side,
- deems likely,
- look sunny side,
- hath faith,
- fore-saw,
- wert sure of,
- hung in,
- depends on,
- fore seeing,
- keeps fingers crossed,
- looked sunny side,
- looks sunny side,
- sweated it,
- has faith,
- hangs in,
- looked forward to,
- looking sunny side,
- looking at sunny side,
- are sure of,
- took heart,
- sur mises,
- fore-seen,
- sur mise,
- was sure of,
- sweats it out,
- watches for,
- promising oneself,
- looks forward to,
- felt confident,
- fore sees,
- thinking to,
- feeling confident,
- sweating it out,
- sweated out,
- sweats it,
- fore-sees,
- am sure of,
- knocks on wood,
- takes heart,
- hanged in,
- re-lied,
- deemed likely,
- knocked wood,
- thought to,
- wast sure of,
- re-lying,
- fore-see,
- art sure of,
- hadst faith,
- sur-mises,
- thinks to,
- knocks wood,
- be lieve,
- fore seen,
- keeping fingers crossed,
- hast faith,
- taking heart,
- had faith,
- sweats out,
- deeming likely.
- goes bended knee,
- going on bended knee,
- going bended knee,
- go bended knee,
- went on bended knee,
- goes on bended knee,
- went bended knee.
- had over,
- insist,
- hadst in,
- having in,
- includes as guest,
- hadst over,
- sends invitation,
- having over,
- has over,
- in-vite,
- haddest in,
- had in,
- hath in,
- hast over,
- gave invitation,
- in vite,
- invitationing,
- sending invitation,
- gives invitation,
- has in,
- included as guest,
- hast in,
- including as guest,
- hath over,
- invitationed,
- haddest over,
- giving invitation,
- sent invitation.
- be spoke,
- hits up for,
- be-spoken,
- be-speaking,
- re-questing,
- hitting for,
- re questing,
- be-speaks,
- holding out for,
- re-quests,
- held out for,
- be spake,
- be-spake,
- be-spoke,
- hitting up for,
- re-quested,
- be speaks,
- be-speak,
- re quest,
- be speaking,
- re-quest,
- re quests,
- be spoken,
- hits for,
- holds out for,
- re quested.
Other synonyms:
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•
- pray for.
-
•
- hold out.
- sweat out,
- depended on,
- watch for,
- depend on,
- keep fingers crossed,
- sweat it out,
- deem likely,
- be sure of,
- Hoped,
- look at sunny side,
- think to,
- watched for,
- take heart,
- looking forward to,
- knock wood,
- have faith,
- sweating out,
- promise oneself,
- feel confident,
- look forward to,
- knock on wood,
- having faith,
- watching for,
- hang in,
- sweat it.
- invite,
- beseech,
- Bumming,
- pass the hat,
- counterclaim,
- Levied,
- counterclaiming,
- promotes,
- whistle for,
- Dunning,
- necessitate,
- nag,
- hawking,
- Obsecrate,
- file for,
- requisitioned,
- dun,
- include as guest,
- implore,
- Obtest,
- Hawked,
- sue for,
- insist on,
- send invitation,
- clamor for,
- have over,
- panhandling,
- implores,
- come on to,
- counter-claim,
- invited,
- Importune,
- solicit,
- applied to,
- Postulating,
- contend for,
- call to,
- counterclaims,
- plead,
- DUNS,
- Impetrate,
- go on bended knee,
- apply to,
- entreat,
- petition,
- Bummed,
- have in,
- hit up,
- come to,
- appealed to,
- demand,
- hope,
- appeal to,
- called to,
- invoke,
- give invitation,
- Dunned,
- conjure,
- exhort,
- counterclaimed,
- wheedle,
- supplicate.
How to use "Pray" in context?
In its most basic form, prayer is a request or petition to a higher power. Sometimes people pray in private; other times, they pray in public. Prayer can be short or long, formal or informal, spoken or silent. Prayer can be directed to a specific deity or to the universe as a whole. Prayer may be aimed at helping someone or seeking guidance for a particular situation.
Paraphrases for Pray:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Independent
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Foreign word
Prie.
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Adjective
welcome.
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Proper noun, singular
Tess.
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Noun, singular or mass
crying.
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Foreign word
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
worship.
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Verb, base form
worship.
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Noun, singular or mass
Homophones for Pray:
- prey.
Hyponym for Pray:
v.
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communication
commune.
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communication
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