Synonyms of prayer

prayer

noun

ˈprer 

1

as in petition

an address to God or a deity

he always directed a bedside prayer to God before going to sleep

Synonyms & Similar Words

• petition
• request
• collect
• thanksgiving
• orison
• pleading
• invocation
• grace
• supplication
• begging
• suit
• litany
• vespers
• appeal
• entreaty
• matins
• soliciting
• evensong
• requiescat
• beseeching
• imploring

2

as in plea

an earnest request

we hope that the governor will hear our prayer and do something about this pressing problem

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plea
• appeal
• petition
• cry
• pleading
• desire
• supplication
• solicitation
• entreaty
• application
• suit
• adjuration
• demand
• suppliance
• call
• conjuration
• insistence
• requisition
• claim

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prayer

The smiling, amiable android understands very little about her surroundings, believing that the sun (which recharges her batteries) is a deity that listens to her prayers to be chosen by a human. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

We're deeply saddened to hear of his passing, and our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

There was now a Kalshi Concourse in the arena, and outside, a content creator wearing a Kalshi T-shirt led a prayer circle before tip-off on Tuesday. — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 21 Oct. 2026

Receiving that crown of life comes through diligent prayer, and we are helped along the way at various checkpoints. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2026