Bible Dictionary

Prayer

the act of making a request, petition, or communication in a religious context

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the act of making a request, petition, or communication in a religious context

supplication petition intercession

Prayer is the act of speaking, communicating, or making requests in a religious setting.

The word is commonly associated with worship, devotion, petitions, and expressions directed toward a deity.

Prayer appears throughout Scripture in connection with worship, thanksgiving, confession, intercession, and requests made to God.

References to prayer occur in historical narratives, wisdom literature, prophetic writings, the Gospels, and the epistles.

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