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 prayer meeting on 6 February is an important date in the American political calendar and the first since Trump's inauguration.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2025
My tiny old gran was out the gate, going up and down the block, calling to all the other old grannies for an emergency prayer meeting.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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