praying

nounverbcommon in dialogue

An act of saying a prayer.

noun

1
An act of saying a prayer.
c. 1854-1855, John Walford, Memoirs of the Life and Labours of the Late Venerable Hugh Bourne However, after breakfast, the prayings did not stop for the preachings, — each went on with force; people came flocking in; we had Wesleyans in abundance.

verb

1
Also a form of praypresent participle and gerund of pray

Forms

plural: prayings

pray · To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or…Pray · A surname.prayer · A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some…

praying · An act of saying a prayer.

preach · To give a sermon.preacher · Someone who preaches a worldview, philosophy, or religion,…Preacher · Ecclesiastes, the twenty-first book of the Old Testament.

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