prayer meeting

[ prair ]

/ prɛər /

noun

a meeting chiefly for prayer.

(in certain Protestant churches) a meeting in midweek, chiefly for individual prayer and the offering of testimonies of faith.

Also called prayer service.

Origin of prayer meeting

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby prayer meeting

prayer, prayer beads, prayer book, prayer flag, prayerful, prayer meeting, prayer, not a, Prayer of Manasses, prayer plant, prayer rug, prayer shawl

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Example sentences from the Web for prayer meeting

The weekly prayer-meeting of the church is like the reunion of a large family.
Men of Our Times|Harriet Beecher Stowe
In the weekly prayer-meeting he has a word about the school, just enough to enlist their sympathies and their prayers.
The Sabbath-School Index|Richard Gay Pardee
She was expecting her beau to take her to evening prayer-meeting.
The Debtor|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
How thankful she always felt that she had been brought to the prayer-meeting at Massa Bertram's that night.
Step by Step|The American Tract Society

I want some one to play the organ and lead the singing at prayer-meeting this winter.
Song of the Lark|Willa Cather

British Dictionary definitions for prayer meeting

prayer meeting

/ (prɛə) /

noun

mainly Protestantism a religious meeting at which the participants offer up prayers to God

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单词	prayer meeting
释义	prayer meeting [ prair ] / prɛər / noun a meeting chiefly for prayer. (in certain Protestant churches) a meeting in midweek, chiefly for individual prayer and the offering of testimonies of faith. Also called prayer service. Origin of prayer meeting First recorded in 1810–20 Words nearby prayer meeting prayer, prayer beads, prayer book, prayer flag, prayerful, prayer meeting, prayer, not a, Prayer of Manasses, prayer plant, prayer rug, prayer shawl Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for prayer meeting The weekly prayer-meeting of the church is like the reunion of a large family. Men of Our Times\|Harriet Beecher Stowe In the weekly prayer-meeting he has a word about the school, just enough to enlist their sympathies and their prayers. The Sabbath-School Index\|Richard Gay Pardee She was expecting her beau to take her to evening prayer-meeting. The Debtor\|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman How thankful she always felt that she had been brought to the prayer-meeting at Massa Bertram's that night. Step by Step\|The American Tract Society I want some one to play the organ and lead the singing at prayer-meeting this winter. Song of the Lark\|Willa Cather British Dictionary definitions for prayer meeting prayer meeting / (prɛə) / noun mainly Protestantism a religious meeting at which the participants offer up prayers to God Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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