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

The group then reconvened at the Glendale cemetery, where a priest said prayers over the casket, which was gently lowered into the ground as teary-eyed friends and family members watched. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Texans joined hands, whispered prayers - and some armed themselves, bought supplies and waited. — Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026

It’s commemorated with special prayers, foods, gatherings and more. — Chad Murphy, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, mourners held funeral prayers for two of three men who were killed Thursday in Khan Younis. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

Many Jewish people spend the day in synagogue services, reciting prayers in atonement. — Bailey Allen, The Providence Journal, 10 Sep. 2026

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