noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ little , quick , short
▪
She whispered a little ~.
▪ private , quiet , silent
▪
She uttered a silent ~.
▪ special
▪ fervent , heartfelt
▪ unanswered
▪ afternoon , bedtime , evening , midday , morning , noon
▪ daily
▪ ritual
▪
the five daily ritual ~s of Islam
▪ Friday
▪
Muslims attend Friday ~s at the mosque.
▪ Christian , Jewish , etc.
▪ family
▪ school ( esp. AmE )
▪
the contentious issue of school ~
VERB + PRAYER
▪ give , offer , offer up , pray , say , send up , utter
▪
He gave a ~ of thanks to the troops.
▪
I sent up a quick ~ and entered the interview room.
▪
She began to pray a ~ of sincere gratitude.
▪ mutter , whisper
▪
Whenever I pass a temple, I mutter a quick ~.
▪ chant , read , recite
▪
Priests chanted ~s and read from sacred texts.
▪ remember sb in
▪
Let us remember them in our ~s today.
▪ hear
▪ answer
▪
Does God answer our ~s?
▪ grant
▪
Thankfully, his ~s were granted.
▪ kneel in
▪
The congregation kneeled in ~.
▪ join in , meet for
▪
Local groups meet for ~.
▪ have
▪
We had family ~s before breakfast.
▪ attend
▪
Students are required to attend ~s twice a week.
▪ lead
▪
An imam leads the ~ and usually gives a sermon.
PRAYER + NOUN
▪ book
▪ beads
▪
He fiddled with his ~ beads.
▪ mat , rug
▪ shawl
▪
a Jewish ~ shawl
▪ flag
▪
Buddhist ~ flags fluttering in the breeze
▪ wheel
▪
Tibetan monks use a ~ wheel.
▪ meeting , service , session , vigil
▪ breakfast ( AmE )
▪ circle , group
▪ leader
▪
a ~ leader at the mosque
▪ hall , room
▪
a Buddhist ~ hall
▪
a multi-faith ~ room in the college
PREPOSITION
▪ at ~
▪
He spends an hour each day at ~.
▪ in ~
▪
She moved her lips in silent ~.
▪ ~ for
▪
a ~ for peace
▪ ~ of
▪
I said a ~ of grateful thanks to God.
▪ ~ over
▪
He spoke a brief ~ over their meal.
▪ ~ to
PHRASES
▪ the answer to sb's ~s (= exactly what sb needs)
▪
The letter was the answer to all her ~s.
▪ not have a ~ (= be sure to fail)
▪
This never had a ~ of working.