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Orison

A prayer; a supplication.

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Asking 76% connected

of Ask

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Request 76% connected

The act of asking for anything desired; expression of desire or demand; solicitation; prayer; petition; entreaty.

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Benediction 76% connected

The act of blessing.

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Blessing 76% connected

of Bless

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Collect 76% connected

To gather into one body or place; to assemble or bring together; to obtain by gathering.

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Commination 76% connected

A threat or threatening; a denunciation of punishment or vengeance.

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Deprecation 76% connected

The act of deprecating; a praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation.

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Grace 76% connected

The exercise of love, kindness, mercy, favor; disposition to benefit or serve another; favor bestowed or privilege conferred.

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Intercession 76% connected

The act of interceding; mediation; interposition between parties at variance, with a view to reconcilation; prayer, petition, or entreaty in favor of…

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Invocation 76% connected

The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being; earnest and solemn entreaty; esp., prayer offered to a divine being.

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Supplication 76% connected

The act of supplicating; humble and earnest prayer, as in worship.

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Thanksgiving 76% connected

The act of rending thanks, or expressing gratitude for favors or mercies.

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Pray 74% connected

See Pry.

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Pray 74% connected

See Pry.

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Petition 92% connected

A prayer; a supplication; an imploration; an entreaty; especially, a request of a solemn or formal kind; a prayer to the Supreme Being, or to a perso…

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Prayer 92% connected

One who prays; a supplicant.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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