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prayerful
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
prayerful
(adjective)
prayerful
/
ˈ
preɚfəl/
adjective
prayerful
/
ˈ
preɚfəl/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of PRAYERFUL
formal
1
[
more prayerful; most prayerful
]
:
tending to pray often
:
devout
a
prayerful
man
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2
:
involving prayer
They gave their
prayerful
support to the victims of the tragedy.
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