prayer

prayer [-s] n

see pray, v.

1. Devotion; worship; petition; request; act of supplicating God; humble entreaty to a Supreme Being; communication with Deity.
2. Pleading on behalf of another.
3. Wish; desire; hope.
4. Thanksgiving; gratitude; thankfulness.
5. Religious text; liturgy; set words of devotion meant to be recited.
6. Song; devotional hymn; musical worship or praise; [fig.] chirping.