Thesaurus: praying

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Pray
2. a. & n. from Pray, v.
3. a. & n. from Pray, v. Praying insect, locust, or mantis (Zoöl.), a mantis, especially Mantis religiosa. See Mantis. -- Praying machine, or Praying wheel, a wheel on which prayers are pasted by Buddhist priests, who then put the wheel in rapid revolution. Each turn in supposed to have the efficacy of an oral repetition of all the prayers on the wheel. Sometimes it is moved by a stream.
4. a. & n. from Pray, v. Praying insect, locust, or mantis(Zoöl.), a mantis, especially Mantis religiosa. See Mantis.-- Praying machine, or Praying wheel, a wheel on which prayers arepasted by Buddhist priests, who then put the wheel in rapidrevolution. Each turn in supposed to have the efficacy of an oralrepetition of all the prayers on the wheel. Sometimes it is moved bya stream.
5. n:100 v address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer v call upon in supplication; entreat