prayer meeting

noun

: a usually informal gathering for worship and prayer
especially : a Protestant worship service usually held on a week night

called also prayer service

Examples of prayer meeting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The family attended sabbath services, prayer meetings, and group dinners where Stair would go on hours-long diatribes. Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2024 In reality, this coach was holding overt post-game prayer meetings on the 50-yard line, ones that an atheist player felt compelled to attend to keep off the bench. The Editors, Scientific American, 10 July 2024 Then, at a 2007 prayer meeting, the spirit moved Trewhella to do more. ProPublica, 10 July 2024 Many of the scores killed had fallen into an open sewer near a large prayer meeting, known as a satsang, in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state. Alexandra Banner, CNN, 3 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for prayer meeting 

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Word History

First Known Use

1721, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of prayer meeting was in 1721

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“Prayer meeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prayer%20meeting. Accessed 24 Sep. 2024.

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