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 all for your outpouring of love, well wishes, and healing prayers. — Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

The cousin had made it to the top of the suicide-bomber list at Menagh, said his prayers, and taken his position behind the driver’s seat in a truck full of explosives. — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

The comments are all universally positive and supportive, with followers offering prayers and words of encouragement , including former athletes such as Troy Aikman, Kenny Lofton and Teemu Selane. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Any parent who's had to leave their baby in a NICU knows this father's pain and has whispered those same prayers. — Juli McDonald, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Please keep his family, friends, and loved ones in your prayers during this difficult time. — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2026

Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Kim, and the entire Franchione family. — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026

As dawn breaks on Vijayadashami, the final rituals for the goddess Durga are performed and prayers are invoked. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026

The reporters would ask questions about the latest intrigue, while the pilgrims would ask for prayers and blessings. — Scott Detrow, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026