prie-dieu

[ pree-dyoo; French pree-dyœ ]

/ ˈpriˈdyʊ; French priˈdyœ /

noun, plural prie-dieus, prie-dieux [pree-dyooz; French pree-dyœ], /ˈpriˈdyʊz; French priˈdyœ/,

a piece of furniture for kneeling on during prayer, having a rest above, as for a book.

Origin of prie-dieu

1750–60; <French: literally, pray God

Words nearby prie-dieu

pride of China, pride of place, pride of the morning, pride oneself on, Pride's Purge, prie-dieu, prier, priest, priestcraft, priestess, priestfish

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Example sentences from the Web for prie-dieu

Many a day she went to her prie-dieu not seven times, but twice that, to pray for their conversion.
A Little Girl in Old Quebec|Amanda Millie Douglas
Mrs. Potiphar in a prie-dieu is like that blue morocco Comus in your library.
The Potiphar Papers|George William Curtis
Coralie, feeling her legs give way beneath her, had flung herself on the prie-dieu and there knelt praying fervently and wildly.
The Golden Triangle|Maurice Leblanc
Helene trembled, Gaston took her back to her prie-Dieu, where she knelt.
The Regent's Daughter|Alexandre Dumas (Pere)

But the king thinks himself alone, and in agony of mind he kneels on the prie-dieu and prays.
Stars of the Opera|Mabel Wagnalls

British Dictionary definitions for prie-dieu

prie-dieu

/ (priːˈdjɜː) /

noun

a piece of furniture consisting of a low surface for kneeling upon and a narrow front surmounted by a rest for the elbows or for books, for use when praying

Word Origin for prie-dieu

C18: from French, from prier to pray + Dieu God

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单词	prie-dieu
释义	prie-dieu [ pree-dyoo; French pree-dyœ ] / ˈpriˈdyʊ; French priˈdyœ / noun, plural prie-dieus, prie-dieux [pree-dyooz; French pree-dyœ], /ˈpriˈdyʊz; French priˈdyœ/, a piece of furniture for kneeling on during prayer, having a rest above, as for a book. Origin of prie-dieu 1750–60; <French: literally, pray God Words nearby prie-dieu pride of China, pride of place, pride of the morning, pride oneself on, Pride's Purge, prie-dieu, prier, priest, priestcraft, priestess, priestfish Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for prie-dieu Many a day she went to her prie-dieu not seven times, but twice that, to pray for their conversion. A Little Girl in Old Quebec\|Amanda Millie Douglas Mrs. Potiphar in a prie-dieu is like that blue morocco Comus in your library. The Potiphar Papers\|George William Curtis Coralie, feeling her legs give way beneath her, had flung herself on the prie-dieu and there knelt praying fervently and wildly. The Golden Triangle\|Maurice Leblanc Helene trembled, Gaston took her back to her prie-Dieu, where she knelt. The Regent's Daughter\|Alexandre Dumas (Pere) But the king thinks himself alone, and in agony of mind he kneels on the prie-dieu and prays. Stars of the Opera\|Mabel Wagnalls British Dictionary definitions for prie-dieu prie-dieu / (priːˈdjɜː) / noun a piece of furniture consisting of a low surface for kneeling upon and a narrow front surmounted by a rest for the elbows or for books, for use when praying Word Origin for prie-dieu C18: from French, from prier to pray + Dieu 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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