| Kiddush |
(Hebrew) a prayer recited over wine and bread on the eve of a Sabbath or a festival. |
| laud |
(often cap.; pl. but used with a sing. or pl. verb) the prayer service, after matins, that forms the first of the Christian canonical hours. [1/3 definitions] |
| litany |
a formal prayer that alternates between lines spoken by a leader and a response repeated by a congregation. [1/2 definitions] |
| Lord's Prayer |
a prayer that begins with the words "Our Father, who art in heaven," taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples. |
| mantis |
any of various related predatory insects having two pairs of walking legs and one pair of strong forelegs usu. upraised as if in prayer; praying mantis. |
| mantra |
a Hindu sacred formula to be spoken or sung in prayer. |
| matins |
(often cap.) in the Anglican Church, the prayer service held in the morning. [1/2 definitions] |
| minaret |
a tall, thin tower on a mosque with a balcony from which Muslims are called to prayer. |
| Miserere |
a prayer, lament, or appeal for mercy. [1/2 definitions] |
| missal |
any prayer book. [1/2 definitions] |
| muezzin |
the Muslim religious functionary who calls the faithful to prayer five times a day. |
| O1 |
in poetry, prayer, or solemn address, used before the name of the person or thing being spoken to. [1/2 definitions] |
| oratory2 |
a small chapel or room for private worship or prayer. |
| orison |
a prayer. |
| Our Father |
see "Lord's Prayer," "paternoster." |
| paternoster |
the Lord's Prayer, esp. when said in Latin. [2 definitions] |
| prayer book |
see "Book of Common Prayer." [1/2 definitions] |
| prayerful |
characterized by reverence, devotion, or prayer. |
| priedieu |
a low stand with a small desk top and a ledge at the bottom on which to kneel in prayer. |
| Quaker meeting |
a religious meeting of Quakers, characterized by long periods of meditation and silent prayer. |
| requiescat in pace |
(Latin) may he or she rest in peace (used as a wish or prayer for the dead). |