prayer

noun

/preə(r)/

/prer/

Idioms

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[countable] words that you say to God giving thanks or asking for help
- to say your prayers
- prayer for somebody/something prayers for the sick
- We offer our prayers for all those who have died in war.
- He arrived at that very moment, as if in answer to her prayer.
- Their prayers were answered and the child was found safe and well.
- prayer to somebody/something She stopped saying nightly prayers to God.
Collocations Religion
ReligionBeing religious
- believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation
- be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc.
- convert to/practise a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc.
- go to church/(North American English) temple (= the synagogue)
- go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara
- belong to a church/a religious community
- join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood
- praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God
Celebrations and ritual
- attend/hold/conduct/lead a service
- perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah
- carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite
- go on/make a pilgrimage
- celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali
- observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan
- deliver/preach/hear a sermon
- lead/address the congregation
- say/recite a prayer/blessing
Religious texts and ideas
- preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam
- study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha
- read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah
- be based on/derive from divine revelation
- commit/consider something heresy/sacrilege
Religious belief and experience
- seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom
- strengthen/lose your faith
- keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith
- save/purify/lose your soul
- obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law
- be/accept/do God’s will
- receive/experience divine grace
- achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana
- undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation
- hear/answer a prayer
- commit/confess/forgive a sin
- do/perform penance
Extra Examples
- He gave a prayer of thanks to the troops.
- He spoke a brief prayer over their meal.
- I sent up a quick prayer and entered the interview room.
- Let us remember them in our prayers today.
- She uttered a silent prayer.
- Thankfully, his prayers were granted.
- Whenever I pass a temple, I mutter a quick prayer.
- a prayer for peace
- a prayer leader at the mosque
- a multi-faith prayer room in the college
- a Buddhist prayer hall
- a Jewish prayer shawl
- Tibetan monks use a prayer wheel.
- He fiddled with his prayer beads.
- Buddhist prayer flags fluttering in the breeze
Topics Religion and festivalsb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- quick
- short
- …
verb + prayer
- give
- offer
- offer up
- …
prayer + noun
- book
- beads
- mat
- …
preposition
- at prayer
- in prayer
- prayer for
- …
phrases
- the answer to somebody’s prayers
- not have a prayer
See full entry
[countable] a fixed form of words that you can say when you speak to God
- It was a prayer she had learnt as a child.
see also Lord’s Prayer
Extra Examples
- the five daily ritual prayers of Islam
- Priests chanted prayers and read from sacred texts.
Topics Religion and festivalsb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- quick
- short
- …
verb + prayer
- give
- offer
- offer up
- …
prayer + noun
- book
- beads
- mat
- …
preposition
- at prayer
- in prayer
- prayer for
- …
phrases
- the answer to somebody’s prayers
- not have a prayer
See full entry
[uncountable] the act or habit of praying
- in prayer They knelt in prayer.
- We believe in the power of prayer.
- They held a prayer vigil throughout the night.
- spiritual healing through prayer
- a national day of prayer
Extra Examples
- He spends an hour each day at prayer.
- Local groups meet for prayer.
- She moved her lips in silent prayer.
- the contentious issue of school prayer
Topics Religion and festivalsb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- quick
- short
- …
verb + prayer
- give
- offer
- offer up
- …
prayer + noun
- book
- beads
- mat
- …
preposition
- at prayer
- in prayer
- prayer for
- …
phrases
- the answer to somebody’s prayers
- not have a prayer
See full entry
prayers
[plural] a religious meeting that takes place regularly in which people say prayers
Extra Examples
- Muslims attend Friday prayers at the mosque.
- Students are required to attend prayers twice a week.
- We had family prayers before breakfast.
Topics Religion and festivalsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- quick
- short
- …
verb + prayer
- give
- offer
- offer up
- …
prayer + noun
- book
- beads
- mat
- …
preposition
- at prayer
- in prayer
- prayer for
- …
phrases
- the answer to somebody’s prayers
- not have a prayer
See full entry
[countable, usually singular] a thing that you hope for very much
- My prayer is that one day he will walk again.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- quick
- short
- …
verb + prayer
- give
- offer
- offer up
- …
prayer + noun
- book
- beads
- mat
- …
preposition
- at prayer
- in prayer
- prayer for
- …
phrases
- the answer to somebody’s prayers
- not have a prayer
See full entry

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French preiere, based on Latin precarius ‘obtained by entreaty’, from prex, prec- ‘prayer’.

Idioms

on a wing and a prayer

with only a very slight chance of successTopics Successc2

单词	prayer
释义	prayer noun /preə(r)/ /prer/ Idioms jump to other results [countable] words that you say to God giving thanks or asking for help to say your prayers prayer for somebody/something prayers for the sick We offer our prayers for all those who have died in war. He arrived at that very moment, as if in answer to her prayer. Their prayers were answered and the child was found safe and well. prayer to somebody/something She stopped saying nightly prayers to God. Collocations ReligionReligionBeing religious believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc. convert to/practise a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc. go to church/(North American English) temple (= the synagogue) go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara belong to a church/a religious community join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God Celebrations and ritual attend/hold/conduct/lead a service perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite go on/make a pilgrimage celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan deliver/preach/hear a sermon lead/address the congregation say/recite a prayer/blessing Religious texts and ideas preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah be based on/derive from divine revelation commit/consider something heresy/sacrilege Religious belief and experience seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom strengthen/lose your faith keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith save/purify/lose your soul obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law be/accept/do God’s will receive/experience divine grace achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation hear/answer a prayer commit/confess/forgive a sin do/perform penance Extra Examples He gave a prayer of thanks to the troops. He spoke a brief prayer over their meal. I sent up a quick prayer and entered the interview room. Let us remember them in our prayers today. She uttered a silent prayer. Thankfully, his prayers were granted. Whenever I pass a temple, I mutter a quick prayer. a prayer for peace a prayer leader at the mosque a multi-faith prayer room in the college a Buddhist prayer hall a Jewish prayer shawl Tibetan monks use a prayer wheel. He fiddled with his prayer beads. Buddhist prayer flags fluttering in the breeze Topics Religion and festivalsb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective little quick short … verb + prayer give offer offer up … prayer + noun book beads mat … preposition at prayer in prayer prayer for … phrases the answer to somebody’s prayers not have a prayer See full entry [countable] a fixed form of words that you can say when you speak to God It was a prayer she had learnt as a child. see also Lord’s Prayer Extra Examples the five daily ritual prayers of Islam Priests chanted prayers and read from sacred texts. Topics Religion and festivalsb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective little quick short … verb + prayer give offer offer up … prayer + noun book beads mat … preposition at prayer in prayer prayer for … phrases the answer to somebody’s prayers not have a prayer See full entry [uncountable] the act or habit of praying in prayer They knelt in prayer. We believe in the power of prayer. They held a prayer vigil throughout the night. spiritual healing through prayer a national day of prayer Extra Examples He spends an hour each day at prayer. Local groups meet for prayer. She moved her lips in silent prayer. the contentious issue of school prayer Topics Religion and festivalsb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective little quick short … verb + prayer give offer offer up … prayer + noun book beads mat … preposition at prayer in prayer prayer for … phrases the answer to somebody’s prayers not have a prayer See full entry prayers [plural] a religious meeting that takes place regularly in which people say prayers Extra Examples Muslims attend Friday prayers at the mosque. Students are required to attend prayers twice a week. We had family prayers before breakfast. Topics Religion and festivalsc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective little quick short … verb + prayer give offer offer up … prayer + noun book beads mat … preposition at prayer in prayer prayer for … phrases the answer to somebody’s prayers not have a prayer See full entry [countable, usually singular] a thing that you hope for very much My prayer is that one day he will walk again. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective little quick short … verb + prayer give offer offer up … prayer + noun book beads mat … preposition at prayer in prayer prayer for … phrases the answer to somebody’s prayers not have a prayer See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French preiere, based on Latin precarius ‘obtained by entreaty’, from prex, prec- ‘prayer’. Idioms on a wing and a prayer with only a very slight chance of successTopics Successc2
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