pray : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: pray	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for pray
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pray v address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer; "pray to the Lord" call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!" Synonym(s): beg, implore, pray
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pray \Pray\, n. & v. See {Pry}. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pray \Pray\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Prayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Praying}.] [OE. preien, OF. preier, F. prier, L. precari, fr. prex, precis, a prayer, a request; akin to Skr. prach to ask, AS. frignan, fr[c6]nan, fricgan, G. fragen, Goth. fra[a1]hnan. Cf. {Deprecate}, {Imprecate}, {Precarious}.] To make request with earnestness or zeal, as for something desired; to make entreaty or supplication; to offer prayer to a deity or divine being as a religious act; specifically, to address the Supreme Being with adoration, confession, supplication, and thanksgiving. And to his goddess pitously he preyde. --Chaucer. When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. --Matt. vi. 6. {I pray}, [or] (by ellipsis) {Pray}, I beg; I request; I entreat you; -- used in asking a question, making a request, introducing a petition, etc.; as, Pray, allow me to go. I pray, sir. why am I beaten? --Shak. Syn: To entreat; supplicate; beg; implore; invoke; beseech; petition.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pray \Pray\, v. t. 1. To address earnest request to; to supplicate; to entreat; to implore; to beseech. And as this earl was preyed, so did he. --Chaucer. We pray you . . . by ye reconciled to God. --2 Cor. v. 20. 2. To ask earnestly for; to seek to obtain by supplication; to entreat for. I know not how to pray your patience. --Shak. 3. To effect or accomplish by praying; as, to pray a soul out of purgatory. --Milman. {To pray in aid}. (Law) (a) To call in as a helper one who has an interest in the cause. --Bacon. (b) A phrase often used to signify claiming the benefit of an argument. See under {Aid}. --Mozley & W.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pray, MT Zip code(s): 59065