prayer meeting

[ prair ]

noun

1. a meeting chiefly for prayer.
2. (in certain Protestant churches) a meeting in midweek, chiefly for individual prayer and the offering of testimonies of faith.

prayer meeting

/ prɛə /

noun

1. Protestantism a religious meeting at which the participants offer up prayers to God

Word History and Origins

Origin of prayer meeting¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

A cousin of Davis set up a prayer meeting on Zoom as well.

From Los Angeles Times

"Enough of the shouting and the insults, it's time to come together," he urged in a prayer meeting just a week before the polls.

From BBC

Osborne worked at a gun shop operated by a brother of the Pollock siblings and attended the same church and prayer meetings as members of the Pollock family, according to prosecutors.

From Seattle Times

At night, the slave quarters came to life with singing and dancing, storytelling, and prayer meetings.

From Literature

Gandhi’s last plea, after receiving three bullets from close range during his morning prayer meeting, was to the same deity that the Hindu right would later rally around at Ayodhya.

From New York Times