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

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prayer meeting

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

"Enough of the shouting and the insults, it's time to come together," he urged in a prayer meeting just a week before the polls.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2024

He opened the front door and thought he had walked into a prayer meeting.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

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