prayer meeting

American  

[prair] / prɛər /

noun

1. a meeting chiefly for prayer.

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

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prayer meeting British  

/ prɛə /

noun

1. 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

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

"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

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

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

From Los Angeles Times

"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