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English word prayer comes from Old French (842-ca. 1400) proiere (Prayer.)
proiere (Old French)
Prayer.
preiere (Anglo-Norman)
preiere (Middle English)
prayer (English)
(mostly in negative constructions) The remotest hope or chance.. A meeting held for the express purpose of praying.. A practice of communicating with one's God.. A request; a petition.. The act of praying.. The specific words or methods used for praying.