prayerfulnessn.

Brit.

/ˈprɛːf(ᵿ)lnəs/, U.S.

/ˈprɛrfəlnəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prayerful adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < prayerful adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality or state of being prayerful; devoutness, reverence.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > prayer > [noun] > state of being prayerful

prayerfulnessa1735

a1735 H. Housman Power & Pleasure of Divine Life (1744) 103 (heading) Her Prayerfulness, and Prayers heard.

1863 J. S. B. Monsell Hymns Love & Praise 103 He will..Comfort thy sorrows, and answer thy prayerfulness.

1881 J. R. Illingworth Serm. Coll. Chapel 150 The secrets of all the fruitfulness of the fragmentary lives of old—humility and prayerfulness.

1914 T. A. G. Rao Elem. Hindu Iconogr. 16 This hand-pose is indicative of worship and prayerfulness.

1959 Press Gaz. (Hillsboro, Ohio) 25 Dec. 21/4 They have used oil lamps and vigil lights as a sign of their prayerfulness, their dedication to God.

1998 Strad July 759/2 All four players capture the mystery, the hymn-like prayerfulness..and contrasted Sturm und Drang energy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prayerfulness
释义	prayerfulnessn. Brit. /ˈprɛːf(ᵿ)lnəs/, U.S. /ˈprɛrfəlnəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prayerful adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < prayerful adj. + -ness suffix. The quality or state of being prayerful; devoutness, reverence. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > prayer > [noun] > state of being prayerful prayerfulnessa1735 a1735 H. Housman Power & Pleasure of Divine Life (1744) 103 (heading) Her Prayerfulness, and Prayers heard. 1863 J. S. B. Monsell Hymns Love & Praise 103 He will..Comfort thy sorrows, and answer thy prayerfulness. 1881 J. R. Illingworth Serm. Coll. Chapel 150 The secrets of all the fruitfulness of the fragmentary lives of old—humility and prayerfulness. 1914 T. A. G. Rao Elem. Hindu Iconogr. 16 This hand-pose is indicative of worship and prayerfulness. 1959 Press Gaz. (Hillsboro, Ohio) 25 Dec. 21/4 They have used oil lamps and vigil lights as a sign of their prayerfulness, their dedication to God. 1998 Strad July 759/2 All four players capture the mystery, the hymn-like prayerfulness..and contrasted Sturm und Drang energy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1735
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