prayer

n 1: the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a

petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

[syn: {supplication}]

2: reverent petition to a deity [syn: {communion}, {petition},

{orison}]

3: earnest or urgent request [syn: {entreaty}, {appeal}]

4: a fixed text used in praying

5: someone who prays to God [syn: {supplicant}]