as in prayer
an address to God or a deity a fervent orison asking for divine guidance in bringing about a peaceful solution to the grave international crisis

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prayer
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  • Tsypkin’s account of dramatic summer of gambling and deathbed prayers is accompanied by his own melancholic photographs of nondescript walls and windows, taken on a research trip to Leningrad.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker has asked Tarrant County faith leaders to come to City Council meetings and saturate them in prayer.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Orison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orison. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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