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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

祈り

Pronunciation / Transliteration: inori

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Prayer/prɛər/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #950 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女は家族の安全のために祈りを捧げた。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or an object of worship.

    "She offered a prayer for her family's safety during the storm."
  2. 2

    A religious service at which people gather to pray.

    "The community held a prayer in the church to honor the victims."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old French preiere, ultimately stemming from Latin precari (to ask, entreat, pray). The term evolved through Middle English to denote a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to a deity.

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