Synonyms of prayers

prayers

noun

plural of prayer

1

as in petitions

an address to God or a deity

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• petitions
• orisons
• thanksgivings
• requests
• pleadings
• collects
• invocations
• litanies
• appeals
• supplications
• suits
• vespers
• graces
• entreaties
• matins
• requiescats
• evensongs

2

as in appeals

an earnest request

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appeals
• pleas
• petitions
• desires
• cries
• supplications
• pleadings
• entreaties
• solicitations
• suits
• adjurations
• demands
• applications
• conjurations
• suppliances
• calls
• requisitions
• insistences
• claims

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prayers

Thank you to everyone who’s continued to check in, send kind messages, and keep Perez and his kids in your thoughts and prayers. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Each night, Erika, GG, and Mac recite prayers with Lori and tuck her into bed around seven and then go to say goodnight to Sheridan and Grace. — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026

Our hearts and prayers are with the Copenhaver family, especially his incredible wife Marianne. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

My prayers are with Elvin’s family, friends, and CTDOT colleagues. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026

To qualify for beatification, the Vatican normally requires one miracle attributable to the faithful seeking the candidate's heavenly prayers. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

To combat Lamashtu, ancient Mesopotamians devised prayers and chants to ward her away from their homes, their wombs, their mothers, their sisters, their patients, their babies, and their communities. — Eleanor Johnson, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Some Muslim communities have expressed similar concerns because certain daily prayers must be completed by dawn. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

Through the wonderful discovery of Christian Science, our prayers for the world are effective and bear fruit. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Sep. 2026