novena
noun
a devotion consisting of nine separate days of prayers or services.
novenas
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pluralof novena.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The archdiocese has long held special masses and novenas — nine days of prayers — on behalf of immigrants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2025
I was raised Catholic, and made to navigate the weirdness of First Holy Communion, novenas and trips to the shrine at Knock.
From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
Those same officials might be saying quiet novenas that it's not one of the others hovering in the rarefied air of top-10 status after the opening round - the dreaded LIV set.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2022
Some started novenas, or nine-day prayers, and encouraged family and friends to join in.
From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2022
I joined in Padre Ignacio’s Holy Week activities, going to the nightly novenas and daily mass.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
