<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A devout petition to God or an object of worship.</li><li>A spiritual communion with God or an object of worship, as in supplication, thanksgiving, adoration, or confession.</li><li>The act or practice of praying to God or an object of worship.</li><li>A formula or sequence of words used in or appointed for praying: the Lord's Prayer.</li><li>Prayers, a religious observance, either public or private, consisting wholly or mainly of prayer.</li><li>That which is prayed for.</li><li>A petition; entreaty.</li><li>The section of a bill in equity, or of a petition, that sets forth the complaint or the action desired.</li><li>A negligible hope or chance: Do you think he has a prayer of getting that job?</li></ul>