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Pray - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Pray : (verb)
1: address God; say a prayer
2: call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"
[syn: beg, implore]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Pray : \Pray\, v. t.
1. To address earnest request to; to supplicate; to entreat;
to implore; to beseech.
And as this earl was preyed, so did he. --Chaucer.
We pray you . . . by ye reconciled to God. --2 Cor.
v. 20.
2. To ask earnestly for; to seek to obtain by supplication;
to entreat for.
I know not how to pray your patience. --Shak.
3. To effect or accomplish by praying; as, to pray a soul out
of purgatory. --Milman.
To pray in aid. (Law)
(a) To call in as a helper one who has an interest in the
cause. --Bacon.
(b) A phrase often used to signify claiming the benefit of
an argument. See under Aid. --Mozley & W.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Pray : \Pray\, n. & v.
See Pry. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Pray : \Pray\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Prayed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Praying.] [OE. preien, OF. preier, F. prier, L. precari,
fr. prex, precis, a prayer, a request; akin to Skr. prach to
ask, AS. frignan, fr[=i]nan, fricgan, G. fragen, Goth.
fra['i]hnan. Cf. Deprecate, Imprecate, Precarious.]
To make request with earnestness or zeal, as for something
desired; to make entreaty or supplication; to offer prayer to
a deity or divine being as a religious act; specifically, to
address the Supreme Being with adoration, confession,
supplication, and thanksgiving.
And to his goddess pitously he preyde. --Chaucer.
When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou
hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in
secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall
reward thee openly. --Matt. vi. 6.
I pray, or (by ellipsis) Pray, I beg; I request; I
entreat you; -- used in asking a question, making a
request, introducing a petition, etc.; as, Pray, allow me
to go.
I pray, sir. why am I beaten? --Shak.
Syn: To entreat; supplicate; beg; implore; invoke; beseech;
petition.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Pray, MT
Zip code(s): 59065
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Pray |
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Bill4Jesus: * Looking at followers who haven't tweeted in months, this one caught my attention. Pls Pray for Carmen Gutierrez @Lareighna & family. #fb |
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MannyBlue: Yes 100s of people die around the world. I Pray every night for families who have to deal with such tragedy. |
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aromine: watching for updates on the Sean Goldman case. Please Pray that that little boy gets to be with his father! |
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