prayer meeting

American  

[prair] / prɛər /

noun

1. a meeting chiefly for prayer.

2. (in certain Protestant churches) a meeting in midweek, chiefly for individual prayer and the offering of testimonies of faith.

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prayer meeting British  

/ prɛə /

noun

1. Protestantism a religious meeting at which the participants offer up prayers to God

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Etymology

Origin of prayer meeting

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

The Welsh government is poised to win a vote on its draft budget as the Conservatives' leader and another of his politicians have gone to the US for a prayer meeting in Washington DC.

From BBC

A cousin of Davis set up a prayer meeting on Zoom as well.

From Los Angeles Times

"Enough of the shouting and the insults, it's time to come together," he urged in a prayer meeting just a week before the polls.

From BBC

Osborne worked at a gun shop operated by a brother of the Pollock siblings and attended the same church and prayer meetings as members of the Pollock family, according to prosecutors.

From Seattle Times

At night, the slave quarters came to life with singing and dancing, storytelling, and prayer meetings.

From Literature