prayerlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈprɛːlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈprɛrləs/

Forms: see prayer n.¹ and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prayer n.¹, -less suffix.

Etymology: < prayer n.¹ + -less suffix.

1. Of a person: not in the habit of prayer, not religious; not saying or having said prayers.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > prayer > [adjective] > without prayer

prayerless1602

1602 [see prayerlessness n. at Derivatives].

1626 R. Bolton Some Gen. Direct. for Comfortable Walking with God (ed. 2) 45 Some, it may be, for feare they should bee..marked out..with the odious deserued brand of Prayerlesse, and Atheisticall wretches.

1680 J. Bunyan Life & Death Mr. Badman 240 A prayerless man is a proud man.

1717 C. Mather Reasonable Relig. 109 Some considerations offer'd unto the reason and conscience of every prayerless householder.

1791 Earnest Address to Sinners 54 Beware that none of you be a prayerless person.

1850 W. Wordsworth Prelude ix. 236 The stings of viperous remorse..enforced him to start up, Aghast and prayerless.

1882 Cent. Mag. Apr. 939/1 She knelt there silently, prayerless.

1914 E. von Arnim Pastor's Wife xxxii. 405 Breakfastless and prayerless..she hurried forth.

1954 Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio) 6 May 2/7 Don't be a prayerless Christian; a prayerless Christian is a powerless Christian.

1992 Independent (Nexis) 19 Aug. 16 The Dean and Canons of St Paul's are not faithless or prayerless men.

2. Of a time, place, condition, action, etc.: lacking in prayer; not accompanied or characterized by prayers.

ΚΠ

1689 C. Mather Small Offers toward Service of Tabernacle 36 To excuse their Prayerless Conversation with; a Want of Time, a Want of Confidence, and a Want of Utterance.

?1718 W. Cheyn Some Pressing Motives 35 Prayerless faith can grip right well.

1734 I. Watts Reliquiæ Juveniles lii. 211 God forbid that any House among Christians should be Prayerless.

1816 J. Wilson City of Plague i. i. 28 I could believe That many a Sabbath had pass'd prayerless on Within its holy solitude.

1855 Fraser's Mag. 51 526 The usual connexion between prayerless pride and abundance of bread.

1918 Daily Chron. 14 Apr. 3/5 The locked up churches are silent witnesses of our prayerless lives.

1952 R. Hofstadter in C. D. Hardy & R. Hofstadter Devel. & Scope Higher Educ. in U.S. ii. 35 The combination of Huxley and prayerless ceremonies was too much for the religious community.

1992 Nation 20 July 88 The right blames a left-wing cultural conspiracy: obscene rock lyrics, sex ed,..prayerless schools.

Derivatives

ˈprayerlessly adv.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > prayer > [adverb] > without

prayerlessly1843

1843 L. L. Hamline in Ladies' Repository Mar. 76/2 He took the little volume to his room, laid it on the stand, prayerlessly laid himself down to sleep.

1891 Home Missionary (N.Y.) Dec. 378 Such enthusiasts may be said to have grasped the rope carelessly and prayerlessly.

1994 E. H. Peterson in P. Benner & S. S. Phillips Crisis of Care 68 What we have been prayerlessly engaged in and glibly calling care is not care.

ˈprayerlessness n.

ΘΚΠ

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

prayerlessness1602

1602 F. Marbury Serm. preached at Paules Crosse sig. C^v The secret sinnes of prayerlessnes, and a kind of indeuotion.

1861 J. Stephen Utterances Psalm cxix. iv. 81 A Saviour whose Spirit can lead from prayerlessness to godliness.

1934 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 5 Oct. 21/7 For fifty years I have had to mourn the glaring prayerlessness of God's people.

1990 Christianity Today 15 Jan. 33/1 Prayerlessness is really godlessness.

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

单词	prayerless
释义	prayerlessadj. Brit. /ˈprɛːlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈprɛrləs/ Forms: see prayer n.¹ and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prayer n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < prayer n.¹ + -less suffix. 1. Of a person: not in the habit of prayer, not religious; not saying or having said prayers. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > prayer > [adjective] > without prayer prayerless1602 1602 [see prayerlessness n. at Derivatives]. 1626 R. Bolton Some Gen. Direct. for Comfortable Walking with God (ed. 2) 45 Some, it may be, for feare they should bee..marked out..with the odious deserued brand of Prayerlesse, and Atheisticall wretches. 1680 J. Bunyan Life & Death Mr. Badman 240 A prayerless man is a proud man. 1717 C. Mather Reasonable Relig. 109 Some considerations offer'd unto the reason and conscience of every prayerless householder. 1791 Earnest Address to Sinners 54 Beware that none of you be a prayerless person. 1850 W. Wordsworth Prelude ix. 236 The stings of viperous remorse..enforced him to start up, Aghast and prayerless. 1882 Cent. Mag. Apr. 939/1 She knelt there silently, prayerless. 1914 E. von Arnim Pastor's Wife xxxii. 405 Breakfastless and prayerless..she hurried forth. 1954 Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio) 6 May 2/7 Don't be a prayerless Christian; a prayerless Christian is a powerless Christian. 1992 Independent (Nexis) 19 Aug. 16 The Dean and Canons of St Paul's are not faithless or prayerless men. 2. Of a time, place, condition, action, etc.: lacking in prayer; not accompanied or characterized by prayers. ΚΠ 1689 C. Mather Small Offers toward Service of Tabernacle 36 To excuse their Prayerless Conversation with; a Want of Time, a Want of Confidence, and a Want of Utterance. ?1718 W. Cheyn Some Pressing Motives 35 Prayerless faith can grip right well. 1734 I. Watts Reliquiæ Juveniles lii. 211 God forbid that any House among Christians should be Prayerless. 1816 J. Wilson City of Plague i. i. 28 I could believe That many a Sabbath had pass'd prayerless on Within its holy solitude. 1855 Fraser's Mag. 51 526 The usual connexion between prayerless pride and abundance of bread. 1918 Daily Chron. 14 Apr. 3/5 The locked up churches are silent witnesses of our prayerless lives. 1952 R. Hofstadter in C. D. Hardy & R. Hofstadter Devel. & Scope Higher Educ. in U.S. ii. 35 The combination of Huxley and prayerless ceremonies was too much for the religious community. 1992 Nation 20 July 88 The right blames a left-wing cultural conspiracy: obscene rock lyrics, sex ed,..prayerless schools. Derivatives ˈprayerlessly adv. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > prayer > [adverb] > without prayerlessly1843 1843 L. L. Hamline in Ladies' Repository Mar. 76/2 He took the little volume to his room, laid it on the stand, prayerlessly laid himself down to sleep. 1891 Home Missionary (N.Y.) Dec. 378 Such enthusiasts may be said to have grasped the rope carelessly and prayerlessly. 1994 E. H. Peterson in P. Benner & S. S. Phillips Crisis of Care 68 What we have been prayerlessly engaged in and glibly calling care is not care. ˈprayerlessness n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > prayer > [noun] > state of being prayerless prayerlessness1602 1602 F. Marbury Serm. preached at Paules Crosse sig. C^v The secret sinnes of prayerlessnes, and a kind of indeuotion. 1861 J. Stephen Utterances Psalm cxix. iv. 81 A Saviour whose Spirit can lead from prayerlessness to godliness. 1934 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 5 Oct. 21/7 For fifty years I have had to mourn the glaring prayerlessness of God's people. 1990 Christianity Today 15 Jan. 33/1 Prayerlessness is really godlessness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1602
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