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prayer meeting

American

[prair] / prɛər /

noun

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

prayer meeting British

/ prɛə /

noun

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

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"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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2024

“We are facing distress and disease in this dry spell,” said Bashir Ahmed, a local resident who participated in a prayer meeting in Srinagar.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2024

The matron consulted a list in her hand, then called the name of a lady I didn’t even know, one of those who had been at Willem’s prayer meeting.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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