en praying

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: Open Mind Common Sense contributors, JMDict 1.07, OpenCyc 2012, English Wiktionary, and French Wiktionary
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praying is a subevent of…

  • en kneel down ➜
  • en close your eyes ➜
  • en an answer from God ➜
  • en kneel ➜
  • en talking to god ➜
  • en hands holding a Bible ➜
  • en kneeling ➜
  • en ask for help ➜
  • en bow ➜
  • en close your eyes and kneel ➜
  • en comforting feelings ➜
  • en we get peace of mind ➜
  • en getting no answer ➜
  • en God gives you a sign ➜
  • en God might appear ➜
  • en hands held high ➜
  • en hands held together ➜
  • en hands held with others ➜
  • en having a revelation ➜
  • en kneeling down ➜
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praying requires…

  • en believing in god ➜
  • en a belief in God ➜
  • en faith ➜
  • en faith in something ➜
  • en belief ➜
  • en belief in something other than oneself ➜
  • en belief in supernatural agency ➜
  • en talking to God ➜
  • en faith in God ➜
  • en something to pray for ➜
  • en a process of changing mental state ➜
  • en thought ➜

Effects of praying

  • en relief ➜
  • en being comforted ➜
  • en crushed hopes ➜
  • en calming ➜
  • en contemplation ➜
  • en deceiving yourself ➜
  • en you feel better ➜
  • en to feel in touch with god ➜
  • en you feel relieved ➜
  • en you feel safer ➜
  • en You feel satisfied and secure ➜
  • en feeling better ➜
  • en feeling calmer ➜
  • en a feeling of peace ➜
  • en feelings of comfort and peace ➜
  • en futile ➜
  • en God to act ➜
  • en impossible things to become possible ➜
  • en your knees to get sore ➜
  • en the lord hears you ➜
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praying is used for…

  • en talking with God ➜
  • en expressing love ➜
  • en appealing to God ➜
  • en asking for help ➜
  • en asking a god for something ➜
  • en becoming peaceful ➜
  • en being spiritual ➜
  • en communication with God ➜
  • en compensating for lack of control ➜
  • en controlling anxiety ➜
  • en the devout ➜
  • en easing psychic pain ➜
  • en expressing faith ➜
  • en expressing gratitude ➜
  • en focusing attention ➜
  • en getting help ➜
  • en hope ➜
  • en just in case ➜
  • en practicing a religion ➜
  • en reaching heaven with our requests ➜
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Related terms

  • ang ben (n) ➜
  • az əhli qiblə (n) ➜
  • de betend (a) ➜
  • en beadsman (n) ➜
  • en deprecation (n) ➜
  • en hassock (n) ➜
  • en musalla (n) ➜
  • en prayersome (a) ➜
  • en pray ➜
  • en prayer ➜
  • en pray ➜
  • en qibla (n) ➜
  • fi rukoileminen (n) ➜
  • fi rukoilu (n) ➜
  • ga urnaí (n) ➜
  • it adorante (a) ➜
  • la deprecator (n) ➜
  • la implorans ➜
  • la orans ➜
  • la oratus (n) ➜
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Things used for praying

  • en a chapel ➜
  • en a temple ➜
  • en a church ➜
  • en a minister ➜
  • en a pew ➜
  • en sitting quietly ➜
  • en thinking ➜

praying is a type of…

  • en speaking with God ➜
  • en human activity (n) ➜
  • en religious activity (n) ➜
  • en religious ritual (n) ➜

Derived terms

  • en nonpraying ➜
  • en prayingly ➜
  • en unpraying ➜

Synonyms

  • ja 発願 ➜

Word forms

  • en prayings (n) ➜

Subevents of praying

  • en worship God ➜

Root words

  • en pray ➜

Links to other resources

  • sw.opencyc.org /2012/05/10/concept/en/Praying
  • en.wiktionary.org praying
  • fr.wiktionary.org praying
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