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

Her fans, dressed in T-shirts that showed her in a shimmering blue dress and flower crown, began making pilgrimages to the crash site every year, sharing stories of Gilda appearing in their dreams and answering their prayers. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Such prayers have a healing effect, not just on our own lives but in the world as well. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026

Every September 11th, people assemble near Ground Zero for the tolling of a bell, the whispering of prayers, the offering of flowers, the waving of flags. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026

Before Johnson’s death, country star Riley Green shared a video message to her on social media, after one of her relatives shared a photo of Johnson posing with the singer at a past show and asked for prayers. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

His wife and three children posted a video on Facebook asking for prayers, and hoping Smith is found soon. — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026

Its rise also marks the beginning of the Hindu celebration of Pitru Paksha, during which worshippers perform rites to honor ancestors by offering prayers and food to past members of their families. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Until its revival as an everyday, spoken language in the modern state of Israel, it was mostly reserved for prayers and religious writings. — Ilan Stavans, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026

The organization asked the community to keep his family, friends and fellow officers in their prayers. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026