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prɛː/
n.
- a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or another deity.
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(prayers)
a religious service at which people gather to pray together.
- an earnest hope or wish.
Phrase
- not have a prayer
informal have no chance.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. preiere, based on L. precarius ‘obtained by entreaty’, from prex, prec- ‘prayer’.