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The Palestinian Rifle is ready and we will aim it if they try to prevent us from praying in Jerusalem.
Yasser Arafat

Meaning of "praying" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRAYING

praying  [ˈpreɪɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRAYING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Praying is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PRAYING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Prayer

Prayer is an invocation or act that seeks to activate a rapport with a deity, an object of worship, or a spiritual entity through deliberate communication. Prayer can be a form of religious practice, may be either individual or communal and take place in public or in private. It may involve the use of words or song. When language is used, prayer may take the form of a hymn, incantation, formal creed, or a spontaneous utterance in the praying person. There are different forms of prayer such as petitionary prayer, prayers of supplication, thanksgiving, and worship/praise. Prayer may be directed towards a deity, spirit, deceased person, or lofty idea, for the purpose of worshipping, requesting guidance, requesting assistance, confessing sins or to express one's thoughts and emotions. Thus, people pray for many reasons such as personal benefit or for the sake of others. Most major religions involve prayer in one way or another. Some ritualize the act of prayer, requiring a strict sequence of actions or placing a restriction on who is permitted to pray, while others teach that prayer may be practiced spontaneously by anyone at any time.

Definition of praying in the English dictionary

The definition of praying in the dictionary is uttering prayers.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRAYING


bricklaying
ˈbrɪkˌleɪɪŋ
cable-laying
ˈkeɪbəlˌleɪɪŋ
decaying
dɪˈkeɪɪŋ
dismaying
dɪsˈmeɪɪŋ
ebaying
ˈiːˌbeɪɪŋ
fee-paying
ˈfiːˌpeɪɪŋ
graying
ˈɡreɪɪŋ
greying
ˈɡreɪɪŋ
inlaying
ˈɪnˌleɪɪŋ
laying
ˈleɪɪŋ
Maying
ˈmeɪɪŋ
neighing
ˈneɪɪŋ
overlaying
ˌəʊvəˈleɪɪŋ
paying
ˈpeɪɪŋ
playing
ˈpleɪɪŋ
saying
ˈseɪɪŋ
slaying
ˈsleɪɪŋ
soothsaying
ˈsuːθˌseɪɪŋ
surveying
sɜːˈveɪɪŋ
taxpaying
ˈtæksˌpeɪɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRAYING

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRAYING

buying
copying
crop spraying
crying
deejaying
dying
flying
go without saying
hedge laying
long-playing
metal spraying
minelaying
nonplaying
role playing
role-playing
that goes without saying
tracklaying
trying
undelaying
unstaying

Synonyms and antonyms of praying in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PRAYING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «praying» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of praying

Translation of «praying» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRAYING

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

Translator English - Chinese

祈祷
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

orando
570 millions of speakers

English

praying
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रार्थना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصلاة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

молиться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

orando
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রার্থনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berdoa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

beten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

祈ること
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ndedonga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cầu nguyện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரார்த்தனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रार्थना करत आहे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dua eden
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

preghiere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

modląc
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

молитися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rugându
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προσεύχεται
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

be
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bønn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of praying

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRAYING»

The term «praying» is very widely used and occupies the 13.718 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRAYING» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «PRAYING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word praying.
1
David Antin
The ancient Greek oral poets all had this anxiety about the deficiencies of their memories and always began poems by praying to the Muse to help them remember.
2
Yasser Arafat
The Palestinian Rifle is ready and we will aim it if they try to prevent us from praying in Jerusalem.
3
Mark Batterson
I've always believed in the power of prayer. One prayer can accomplish more than a thousand plans. That isn't a magic formula, but it's an idea that if you pray, keep praying and then praying some more.
4
Ishmael Beah
I grew up as a Muslim. I went to an Islamic elementary school. Most of my community was Muslim, so I grew up praying five times a day.
5
Lionel Blue
Praying privately in churches, I began to discover that heaven was my true home and also that it was here and now, woven into this life.
6
Edward McKendree Bounds
Praying men are God's agents on earth, the representative of government of Heaven, set to a specific task on the earth.
7
Edward McKendree Bounds
The more praying there is in the world, the better the world will be, the mightier the forces against evil everywhere.
8
Lara Flynn Boyle
I spent every day just praying that I didn't look like a big dork on camera.
9
Abraham Cahan
If you study the Talmud you please God even more than you do by praying or fasting.
10
Brian Celio
I imagine the life of an atheistic praying mantis to be rather torturous.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRAYING»

Discover the use of praying in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to praying and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Praying for Sheetrock: A Work of Nonfiction
Finalist for the 1991 National Book Award and a New York Times Notable book, Praying for Sheetrock is the story of McIntosh County, a small, isolated, and lovely place on the flowery coast of Georgia - and a county where, in the 1970s, the ...
Melissa Fay Greene, 2006
2
Praying: The Rituals of Faith
Praying is the second in a series of books that offer Christians a new way of understanding what it means to live and worship among America's many faiths, and introduces them to the religions that make up the American neighborhood.
Lucinda Mosher, 2005
3
Praying for Your Future Husband: Preparing Your Heart for His
God has a beautiful romance prepared for you. Prayer is the key to unlocking the love story … with your future husband and with God, the lover of your soul. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Robin Jones Gunn, Tricia Goyer, 2011
4
The Complete Guide to Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu
This book provides the basis for not only mastering the martial art of Praying Mantis Kung Fu but also mastering oneself—the true goal of all martial arts.
Stuart Alve Olson, 2012
5
Praying for Rain
Both a celebration of young love and a harrowing study of smoldering domestic violence, the play is both heartwarming and ultimately heartbreaking. --Variety. It's a play worth standing for. --Star-Ledger.
Robert Lewis Vaughan, 2001
6
Pivotal Praying: Connecting with God in Times of Great Need
And how about Hannah's desire for a child? God honored her prayer; her son Samuel became the greatest judge in Israel's history. Pivotal Praying uses these examples and others to illustrate the power of effective-and ineffective-praying.
John Hull, 2002
7
Praying God's Word: Breaking Free from Spiritual Strongholds
In Breaking Free, Beth Moore embarks on a study of selected passages from the book of Isaiah, drawing several parallels between the captive Israelites and today's Christians, in order to show how to make freedom in Christ a daily reality.
Beth Moore, 2009
8
Praying the Right Way
"God wants to answer ALL your prayers! "If He had planned it any other way, He would never have required you to pray. But He'll hear and answer only when you're 'PRAYING THE RIGHT WAY.
Chris Oyakhilome, 2005
9
Praying: Finding Our Way Through Duty to Delight
As J. I. Packer and Carolyn Nystrom explain, this book "is a heart-to-heart affair, in which two Christians who try to pray and wish they prayed better share thoughts about what they are doing with people whom they envisage as being like ...
J. I. Packer, Carolyn Nystrom, 2009
10
The Power of a Praying® Teen:
Along with Scripture verses and true stories of teens in action, "The" "Power of a Praying(R) Teen" addresses key issues young people face, including purity peer pressure insecurity body/self-image friendships Each segment of the book ...
Stormie Omartian, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRAYING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term praying is used in the context of the following news items.
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Art World Praying for Safe Return of Son of Art Miami Head Nick …
Art World Praying for Safe Return of Son of Art Miami Head Nick Korniloff. Experienced boaters asked to help in search for Perry Cohen and ... «New York Observer, Jul 15»
2
Target: A praying coach -- egad!
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is at it again, this time focusing its efforts against a college coach who has stated publicly he will pray ... «OneNewsNow, Jul 15»
3
Praying to be a living testimony
Beginning as a young girl, at the age of 7, during my evening prayers, I would pray on my bended knees beside my bed…”Lord, In Heaven ... «Petoskey News-Review, Jul 15»
4
Praying the Rosary on Baby's Toes and Other Tricks for Parents
BIG ISSUES, network. Health July 28, 2015. Praying the Rosary on Baby's Toes and Other Tricks for Parents. A pediatrician and mom's hints to help you talk to ... «Aleteia EN, Jul 15»
5
Poignant: Jew Whisked Off for Praying on Temple Mount
Poignant: Jew Whisked Off for Praying on Temple Mount. A few seconds into the Shema Yisrael prayer, a youth is taken away by police and ... «Arutz Sheva, Jul 15»
6
Ohio woman injured grandmother in crash because she was …
Despite claiming that she was praying, the driver was accepted into a substance abuse program on Thursday after applying for intervention. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
7
How Praying in the Spirit Reveals Mysteries
Many years ago, while washing the breakfast dishes, I was praying in tongues. I'm not sure how long I had been praying in the Spirit, I only ... «Charisma News, Jul 15»
8
Praying for Lonzie's return
VIDEO: It's been nearly 48 hours since 21-month-old Lonzie Barton was last seen and the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office needs your help in ... «WJXT Jacksonville, Jul 15»
9
Praying for Irving's first responders
This morning, about 200 people gathered near the Irving Police Station on O'Connor to pray for Irving's first responders. Several religious ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
10
Now praying
It was part of the way that I got the role, is just to be a praying person and the Lord leading me to it. It's a movement, and I'm really happy to be a ... «The Augusta Chronicle, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Praying [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/praying>. Apr 2024 ».
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