prayer meeting
Americannoun
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a meeting chiefly for prayer.
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(in certain Protestant churches) a meeting in midweek, chiefly for individual prayer and the offering of testimonies of faith.
noun
Etymology
Origin of prayer meeting
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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He was falsely accused of inciting forceful conversions after attending a village prayer meeting in a church member’s home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
Esperanza makes an altar on the vanity and prepares the space for chanting, a prayer meeting but more unapologetic, ritualistic and communal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026
"We must continue to stand together to fight this... I have no doubt in my mind we will overcome," he told a recent prayer meeting for political prisoners.
From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026
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 ● Feb. 4, 2025
She attended the prayer meeting for Yule May that Aibileen hosted weeks ago, but she belongs to a different church.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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