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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of prayers

On Christmas Eve in 1814 thousands of American, British and Canadian families were having their prayers answered. —William Lambers, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024

Your prayers and kindness mean more than words can express. —Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024

Thank you for your kindness and prayers. —Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024

My prayers are with the family of the victim in this senseless killing. —Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024

To those who were involved, prayers are with them, of course, and their families, especially at Christmastime. —Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024

The family has asked that everyone keep Nathan in their prayers. —Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024

Thanks for everyone’s prayers and support! —Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 11 Dec. 2024

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers for me and my family. —Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024