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When about fifteen I once made a great scandal by taking out my knife in prayer meeting and assaulting a young man who, while I was kneeling down during the prayer, stood above me and squeezed my neck.
Simon Newcomb

Meaning of "prayer meeting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRAYER MEETING

prayer meeting  [prɛə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRAYER MEETING

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Prayer meeting is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRAYER MEETING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

prayer meeting

Prayer meeting

A prayer meeting is a meeting of lay people for the purpose of prayer as a group. Prayer meetings are normally conducted outside regular services by one or more members of the clergy or other forms of church leadership; but they may also be initiated by decision of non-leadership members as well.

Definition of prayer meeting in the English dictionary

The definition of prayer meeting in the dictionary is a religious meeting at which the participants offer up prayers to God.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRAYER MEETING


contrair
kənˈtrɛə
crare
krɛə
karearea
ˈkɑːrɛərɛə
libraire
liːˈbrɛə
numeraire
ˌnjuːməˈrɛə
prayer
prɛə
rare
rɛə
ultrarare
ˌʌltrəˈrɛə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRAYER MEETING

praxis
Praxiteles
pray
prayer
prayer beads
prayer book
prayer mat
prayer rug
prayer shawl
prayer wheel
prayerful
prayerfully
prayerfulness
prayerless
prayerlessly
prayerlessness
praying
praying mantid
praying mantis
prayingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRAYER MEETING

accounting
annual general meeting
board meeting
budgeting
carpeting
committee meeting
competing
direct marketing
e-marketing
fleeting
general meeting
greeting
marketing
meeting
neuromarketing
riveting
sales meeting
sheeting
targeting
telemarketing
ticketing

Synonyms and antonyms of prayer meeting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «prayer meeting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRAYER MEETING

Find out the translation of prayer meeting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prayer meeting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prayer meeting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

祷告会
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reunión de oración
570 millions of speakers

English

prayer meeting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रार्थना सभा
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

اجتماع للصلاة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Молитвенное собрание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reunião de oração
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রার্থনা সভা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

réunion de prière
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mesyuarat doa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gebetsstunde
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

祈とう会
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기도 모임
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rapat rapat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

buổi cầu nguyện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரார்த்தனை கூட்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रार्थना सभा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Namaz toplantısı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

incontro di preghiera
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spotkanie modlitewne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

молитовне зібрання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

întâlnire de rugăciune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συνάντηση προσευχής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

biduur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bönemöte
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bønnemøte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prayer meeting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRAYER MEETING»

The term «prayer meeting» is regularly used and occupies the 83.622 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRAYER MEETING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prayer meeting

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QUOTES WITH «PRAYER MEETING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word prayer meeting.
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Simon Newcomb
When about fifteen I once made a great scandal by taking out my knife in prayer meeting and assaulting a young man who, while I was kneeling down during the prayer, stood above me and squeezed my neck.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRAYER MEETING»

Discover the use of prayer meeting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prayer meeting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The New York City Noon Prayer Meeting: A Simple Prayer ...
Originally published in 1858, this classic volume recounts the remarkable history of New York City's Fulton Street Noon Prayer Meeting that sparked a revival throughout America and abroad.
Talbot W. Chambers, 2002
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Variety in the Prayer Meeting: A Manual for Leaders
The Redemption of the Prayer Meeting.* Pp. 222. 1911. The Methodist Book Concern: New York and Cincinnati; Publishing House of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South: Nashville, Tenn., and Dallas, Tex. Hlscox, E. T. The Stab Book on  ...
William Thurman Ward, 1915
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Prayer meeting methods
Amos Russel Wells. A " Combine." — I have heard of eight boys in a Christian Endeavor society that entered into a written compact to make remarks or lead in prayer in every meeting for six months. The result was admirable. Prayer-meeting  ...
Amos Russel Wells, 1903
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New Life in the Old Prayer-meeting
XI MORE PRAYER IN THE PRAYER-MEETING The genuine prayer-meeting will not subordinate prayer, as its principal element, for essays on religious topics, for symposiums on popular amusements or the Sunday newspaper, for lectures, ...
John Franklin Cowan, 1906
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The Ideal Prayer Meeting: Hints and Helps Towards Its ...
Hints and Helps Towards Its Realization W. H. Groat. given are all rendered with promptness and with vigor. The topic has been announced, so that all have had an opportunity for preparation for the meeting. The speaker's talks are practical ...
W. H. Groat, 1896
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The Prayer-meeting and Its Improvement
People used to have an indefinite sort of idea that a prayer- meeting was self- propelling. In some quarters there has been a shrinking from studying and planning for that meeting, as if it implied some lack of reliance on the Holy Spirit. Just so ...
Lewis O. Thompson, 1881
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The One Hundredth Anniversary of the Haystack Prayer ...
We have seen it and felt it all through these meetings. Several hundred persons meeting in that sunrise prayer meeting at Williamstown is one indication, and the most touching thing that I have heard of in connection with these meetings was ...
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, 1907
8
The Young People's Prayer-meeting and Its Improvement
Dear Friend: The prayer -meeting last evening was one of the best we have had for a long time. We are very sorry you were not present to enjoy it with us , and to make it still more interesting. We hope' your absence was not caused by the ...
Calvin Ogburn, 1894
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The Prayer-Meeting, and Its History, as Identified with the ...
gether — not in the Temple, not in the synagogue — but in a private room. And for what f Happily, we are, in subsequent historic record, informed, " Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut, ...
‎1870
10
Pastoral address on the institution of a prayer meeting in ...
through an unduly high estimate of social prayer, to consider it as in itself sufficient ; and, while punctual in his attendance at the prayer-meeting, feel little compunction in the neglect or shortening of his secret prayers at home. Remember ...
Edward Bishop Elliott, 1834

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRAYER MEETING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prayer meeting is used in the context of the following news items.
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In America: Man killed, wife injured in knife attack during prayer
In America: Man killed, wife injured in knife attack during prayer meeting. In AmericaMan killed, wife injured in knife attack during prayer ... «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»
2
“Poverty is the worst form of violence.”
30, 1948, while on his way to address a prayer meeting according to the free encyclopedia online called Wikipedia. Dr. Donna M. Beegle, ... «Yankton Daily Press, Jul 15»
3
Cherrytree News
Sunday school 9:45 a.m., followed by a church service at 11 a.m. Wednesday evenings at 6 is the bible study and prayer meeting. Cherrytree ... «Titusville Herald, Jul 15»
4
Church Calendar: Liberty Baptist Church hosting community carnival
... evening services at 6 p.m. The Catalyst Youth Group meets every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. An adult prayer meeting is held every Wednesday ... «jacksonprogress-argus, Jul 15»
5
The Garissa massacre: Stories from the survivors
On April 3, Maundy Thursday , the Christian students had gathered as usual for prayer at 5am. Abwamu Duncan was at the prayer meeting and ... «ChristianToday, Jul 15»
6
India showcases the maddening complexity of religious persecution
Four years ago, she said she was heading for a shop in another village after a prayer meeting when two Hindu radicals grabbed her, punched ... «Crux: Covering all things Catholic, Jul 15»
7
Community in Reidsville gathers to pray for funeral home owner shot …
The First Christian Church Reidsville Disciples of Christ posted videos of their prayer meeting to their Facebook page, which can be seen ... «myfox8.com, Jul 15»
8
Gun Control Should Be A Much Bigger Talking Point For 2016 …
Scott Walker downplayed the recent shooting of prayer meeting attendees at a historically black church during a campaign stop in North ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
9
Charleston church slaying suspect's court date set for Friday
The indictment says Roof killed eight parishioners and their pastor with a Glock .45 during a church prayer meeting and, in a new release of ... «SCNow, Jul 15»
10
US gospel trio Virtue to perform tonight
St John's Church on St John's Road, Pembroke: Prayer meeting at 1pm. Catalyst Men's Fellowship, Bible reflection and prayer from 1pm to 2pm ... «Royal Gazette, Jul 15»

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