pray
verb (used with object)
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
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In the same way, girls would change the bare asceticism of a monk's cell into a bower of lilies and roses; a fit place for youth and unpraying innocence.
From Principles of Home Decoration With Practical Examples by Candace Wheeler