prayer
noun
a devout petition to God or an object of worship.
prayerless
-
a word derived from
prayer.
Example Sentences
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Oh, if my name should be left out—and how can I expect anything else—so prayerless as I am, for the most part, and my performance so unlike prayer when I do make the attempt?
From The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young by Various
On both sides sit the prelates and dignitaries of the church in their carved stalls, inquisitive and prayerless foreigners crowd at their feet.
From Our Own Set A Novel by Schubin, Ossip
At one period, in a population of hundreds, it is said "the town did not contain a single prayerless family."
From The History of Dartmouth College by Smith, Baxter Perry
She wept, too; moaned, and dreaded the black Beyond, which she must voyage prayerless.
From What Will People Say? A novel by Hughes, Rupert
I bless God that there are not many prayerless mothers—not many of them.
From The Wedding Ring A Series of Discourses for Husbands and Wives and Those Contemplating Matrimony by Talmage, T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt)
