Prayer

thumb|upright=1.35|alt=Collage of various religionists praying|Collage of various religionists praying.

thumb|Various prescribed movements in , which collectively constitute a . From left to right: , , , , and .

thumb|19th century book of incantations, written by a Welsh physician

piece of fabric, sometimes a pile carpet, used by Muslims and some Christians during prayer

thumb|right|300px|Adoration, 1913, by William Strang Adoration is respect, reverence, strong admiration, and love for a certain person, place, or thing. The term comes from the Latin adōrātiō, meaning "to give homage or worship to someone or something".

period of silent contemplation, prayer, reflection, or meditation at a gathering, often as a gesture of respect in mourning

vigil held over the dead before burial

The Philokalia (, from philia "love" and kallos "beauty") is "a collection of texts written between the 4th and 15th centuries by spiritual masters" of the mystical hesychast tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church. They were originally written for the guidance and instruction of monks in "the practice of the contemplative life". The collection was compiled in the 18th century by Nicodemus the Hagiorite and Macarius of Corinth based on the codices 472 (12th century), 605 (13th century), 476 (14th century), 628 (14th century) and 629 (15th century) from the library of the monastery of Vatopedi

song written and composed by Madonna and Patrick Leonard, originally recorded by Madonna in 1989

parable of Jesus (Luke 11:5-8)

devotional tool in Buddhism

prayer authored by American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971)

Jesus' parable

wood plaque deposited in a Japanese shrine or temple to ask for a wish

thumb|A German votive offering thanks to the [[Virgin Mary in the form of a painting (1796)]] Intercession or intercessory prayer is the act of praying on behalf of others, or asking God in heaven to pray on behalf of oneself or for others.

Prostration is the gesture of placing one's body in a reverentially or submissively prone position. Typically prostration is distinguished from the lesser acts of bowing or kneeling by involving a part of the body above the knee, especially the hands, touching the ground.

thumb|upright=1.2|Invocation by Gustave Doré

drawing by Albrecht Dürer

1967 song by Burt Bacharach and Hal David

service of the Eastern Orthodox Church

right|thumb|250 px|The Supplication by Théodore Ralli|Théodore Jacques Ralli, 1905-1909 Supplication (also known as petitioning) is a form of prayer, wherein one party humbly or earnestly asks another party to provide something, either for the party who is doing the supplicating (e.g., "Please spare my life.") or on behalf of someone else.

short Christian prayer said before or after eating; artistic theme

funerary prayers for deceased people

question which has been addressed in various religious traditions and in scientific studies

2017 song by Kesha

English language phrase used when offering condolences

knowledge of God and spiritual matters claimed to be discovered through supernatural means

painting by Maurycy Gottlieb

day allocated to prayer, either by leaders of religions or the general public, for a specific purpose

term for poems

prayer in school

fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm

annual day of observance in the United States

phrase from the Lakota language reflecting interconnectedness

summons for participants of a faith to pray

legendary account of the punishment and healing of the Babylonian king Nabonidus