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prayer
noun
a
set
of
words
you
say
or
think
when
talking
to
God
or
another
divine
being
,
usually
to
ask
for
help
,
praise
,
or
give
thanks
β’
Before
dinner
,
Sara
said
a
short
prayer
of
thanks
.
Before
dinner
,
Sara
said
a
short
prayer
of
thanks
.
β’
The
old
woman
lit
a
candle
and
whispered
a
prayer
for
her
grandchildren
β
s
safety
.
The
old
woman
lit
a
candle
and
whispered
a
prayer
for
her
grandchildren
β
s
safety
.
From
Old
French
prière
,
from
Late
Latin
precaria
,
from
Latin
precari
β
to
ask
,
entreat
β.
noun
-
prayer
the
act
or
practice
of
praying
to
a
deity
,
especially
as
a
regular
part
of
life
or
worship
β’
Daily
prayer
gives
her
strength
to
face
challenges
.
Daily
prayer
gives
her
strength
to
face
challenges
.
β’
The
church
is
open
for
prayer
throughout
the
day
.
The
church
is
open
for
prayer
throughout
the
day
.
Same
origin
as
the
countable
sense
,
reflecting
the
shift
from
an
individual
request
to
the
ongoing
practice
.
noun
a
very
small
chance
of
succeeding
,
winning
,
or
being
true
,
usually
used
in
negative
phrases
like
β
not
have
a
prayer
β
β’
With
no
training
,
they
don
β
t
have
a
prayer
of
winning
the
race
.
With
no
training
,
they
don
β
t
have
a
prayer
of
winning
the
race
.
β’
We
thought
the
exam
was
so
difficult
that
we
didn
β
t
stand
a
prayer
.
We
thought
the
exam
was
so
difficult
that
we
didn
β
t
stand
a
prayer
.
Figurative
extension
from
the
religious
sense
,
suggesting
that
only
divine
help
could
make
success
possible
.
