prayer meeting
noun
: a usually informal gathering for worship and prayer
especially
: a Protestant worship service usually held on a week night
called also prayer service
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Esperanza makes an altar on the vanity and prepares the space for chanting, a prayer meeting but more unapologetic, ritualistic and communal.
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Celina Pereira, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
And early in its evolution, the Y was a place where young men came, again, through Bible studies and prayer meetings and things of that nature.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 5 Jan. 2026
White talked about her prayer meetings in the prison.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 8 Dec. 2025
The field also wasn’t far from Emanuel AME church, where nine Black parishioners were murdered during a prayer meeting in 2015.
—Chris Lamb, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025
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Celina Pereira, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
And early in its evolution, the Y was a place where young men came, again, through Bible studies and prayer meetings and things of that nature.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 5 Jan. 2026
White talked about her prayer meetings in the prison.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 8 Dec. 2025
The field also wasn’t far from Emanuel AME church, where nine Black parishioners were murdered during a prayer meeting in 2015.
—Chris Lamb, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Prayer meeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prayer%20meeting. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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