nnoun.communicationa prayer asking God's help as part of a religious serviceSynset:invocation
Derivationally Related Form:invoke
Part Holonyms:divine service religious service service
Hypernyms:orison petition prayer
Inherited Hypernyms:invocationprayerrequestspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:rogation
nnoun.communicationa humble request for help from someone in authoritySynset:plea
Derivationally Related Form:supplicate
Hypernyms:appeal entreaty prayer
Inherited Hypernyms:supplicationentreatyrequestspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)Synset:prayer
Examples:- the priest sank to his knees in prayer
Derivationally Related Form:pray
Hypernyms:worship
Inherited Hypernyms:prayerworshipactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:benedictionblessingdevotion
Full Hyponyms:bhaktiblessingdevotionnovenastations