bidding prayer

noun

the formal petitionary prayer, said especially in the Anglican Church immediately before the sermon.

an intercessory prayer for persons living and dead, said in English churches up to about the middle of the 16th century.

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Nearby words

bidault, biddable, biddeford, bidden, bidding, bidding prayer, biddle, biddy, biddy-biddy, bide, bide one's time

Origin of bidding prayer

First recorded in 1745–55

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