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prayerfully

/ˈpɹeɪɝfəɫli/ adv

In a prayerful manner; with prayer and reverence.

Word Origin From Latin prex 'prayer, request' — prayerfully means in a prayerful manner, full of prayer. The root prex also gives us deprecate (to pray against, to disapprove) and imprecation (a prayer for harm). Even precarious comes from the same root: something obtained by prayer, hence uncertain. The PIE root *prek- 'to ask' connects them all.

adv In a prayerful manner; with prayer and reverence.

The congregation knelt and prayed prayerfully during the service.

(副词) 虔诚地；虔敬地

会众在礼拜期间虔诚地跪地祈祷。

(adverbio) De manera devota; con oración y reverencia.

La congregación se arrodilló y oró devotamente durante el servicio.

(adverbe) pieusement; avec recueillement; dévotement [Avec recueillement et prière, dans un esprit de dévotion.]

L'assemblée s'est agenouillée et a prié prayerfully pendant le service.

(Adverb) andächtig; inbrünstig [auf eine andächtige oder betende Weise; mit Gebet und Ehrfurcht.]

Die Gemeinde kniete nieder und betete **prayerfully** während des Gottesdienstes.

(副詞) 祈りを込めて、敬虔な心で。深い祈りと敬意をもって。

信者たちは礼拝中、膝をついて祈りを込めて祈った。

(advérbio) devotamente; piedosamente; com devoção [De maneira devota; com oração e reverência.]

A congregação se ajoelhou e rezou devotamente durante o culto.

Synonyms: devoutly reverently religiously worshipfully supplicatingly beseechingly humbly solemnly Antonyms: irreverently disrespectfully profanely blasphemously
Word parts: pray + er + ful + ly

Related words

prayer deprecate deprecation imprecation precarious fully

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