单词 | prayer saying |
释义 | > as lemmasprayer saying prayer saying n. and adj. (a) n. the act or practice of praying; (b) adj. that prays, esp. habitually; (hence) religious, God-fearing. ΚΠ c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1904) I. 81 He..told hym what þoght come in his mynde in þis prayer-saying. 1845 Times 5 Sept. 8/4 He [sc. Cromwell] made them externally a prayer-saying, psalm-singing race. 1897 O. Wister Lin McLean ix. 142 All that prayer-saying an' stuff. 1959 Daily Independent (Monessan, Pa.) 3 Aug. 4/7 Prayer-saying pirates out to bring order out of lawlessness. 1972 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 6 May 5/4 They do not get excited about school busing, open-housing covenants,..prayer saying in schools. 1999 Washington Times 5 Feb. a11 [Her] conduct has warred with attitudes typical of churchgoing, prayer-saying people. < as lemmas |
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