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   pray

   /preɪ/

   verb

   • 1. address a prayer to God or another deity: "the whole family are praying for Michael" Similar say one's prayersbe at prayermake one's devotionsoffer a prayer/prayerscommune withinvokecall onimploreappeal toentreatbeseechbegask/request earnestlypleadcravepetitionsolicitsupplicateimportunerare:obsecrate
   • ▪ wish or hope strongly for a particular outcome or situation: "after several days of rain, we were praying for sun"

   adverb

   • 1. used as a preface to polite requests or instructions: formal, archaic "ladies and gentlemen, pray be seated"
   • ▪ used as a way of adding ironic or sarcastic emphasis to a question: formal, archaic "and what, pray, was the purpose of that?"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘ask earnestly’): from Old French preier, from late Latin precare, alteration of Latin precari ‘entreat’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MeditationMeditation - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Meditation

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   3 days ago · Meditation is a practice in which an individual uses a technique to train attention and awareness and detach from reflexive, "discursive thinking," achieving a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state, while not judging the meditation process itself.. Techniques are broadly classified into focused (or concentrative) and open monitoring methods.

3. www.vaticannews.va › en › worldKnowing when to step down - Vatican News

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   3 days ago · Sometimes even giving up our established work habits or a hard-won position can be very difficult. That is why whenever a prominent public figure chooses to step back, to take a leave of absence, he or she immediately captures public sympathy and esteem. We experienced this in a striking way on February 11, 2013, with Benedict XVI’s historic ...

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Immaculate_ConceptionImmaculate Conception - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · Other prayers honouring Mary's immaculate conception are in use outside the formal liturgy. The Immaculata prayer, composed by Maximillian Kolbe, is a prayer of entrustment to Mary as the Immaculata. A novena of prayers, with a specific prayer for each of the nine days has been composed under the title of the Immaculate Conception Novena.