Word PRAY: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

pray

🇺🇸 [preɪ]

Meanings

To communicate with a deity or higher power, usually through words of supplication, gratitude, or worship. Prayer is often a central practice in many religions and can be done individually or collectively. It can also mean to wish or hope earnestly for something.

Examples

• Every morning, she prays for her family's health and happiness.
• They gathered to pray for peace in the world.
• I pray that everything will turn out well for them.

Synonyms

worship • beg • hope

Antonyms

curse • denounce • blaspheme