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Prayer vs Prayerless - What's the difference?

prayer | prayerless |

As a noun prayer

is a practice of communicating with one's God.

As an adjective prayerless is

without prayer.

prayer

English

(wikipedia prayer)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A practice of communicating with one's God.
  • The act of praying.
  • * , chapter=5
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=Then everybody once more knelt, and soon the blessing was pronounced. The choir and the clergy trooped out slowly, […], down the nave to the western door. […] At a seemingly immense distance the surpliced group stopped to say the last prayer .}}
  • The specific words or methods used for praying.
  • A meeting held for the express purpose of praying.
  • A request; a petition.
    • Synonyms
    * orison, precation
    Derived terms
    * not have a prayer * prayer book * prayer meeting * friday prayer * prayer wheel

    Etymology 2

    (pray).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who prays.
    • Yep, Grandpa is a real prayer all right.

    prayerless

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Without prayer.
  • * 2005 , Jonathan Edwards, Randall J. Pederson, Day by Day with Jonathan Edwards
    • But how is a life, in a great measure prayerless , consistent with a holy life? To lead an holy life is to lead a life devoted to God; a life of worshipping...
  • * 2007 , Edward M. Bounds, Power Through Prayer
    • Salvation never finds its way to a prayerless heart.

    Derived terms

    * prayerlessly * prayerlessness