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prayed
(mass) | prayed
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prayed
(encz) | prayed,modlil v: Zdeněk Brož |
Prayed
(gcide) | 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[imac]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.
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And to his goddess pitously he preyde. --Chaucer.
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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.
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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.
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I pray, sir. why am I beaten? --Shak.
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Syn: To entreat; supplicate; beg; implore; invoke; beseech;
petition.
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prayed
(mass) | prayed
- modlil |
prayed
(encz) | prayed,modlil v: Zdeněk Brož |
sprayed
(encz) | sprayed,postříkaný adj: Zdeněk Brožsprayed,rozprašoval v: Zdeněk Brož |
Unprayed
(gcide) | Unprayed \Un*prayed"\, a. [With for.]
Not prayed for. [Obs.] --Sir T. More.
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