"prayerful" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɹɛːfʊl/ [UK] Forms: more prayerful [comparative], most prayerful [superlative]
Etymology: From prayer + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|prayer|ful|pos=adjective}} prayer + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} prayerful (comparative more prayerful, superlative most prayerful)
  1. That prays frequently; characterised by prayer, devout, reverent. Derived forms: prayerfully, prayerfulness, unprayerful Translations (1. That prays frequently; characterised by prayer, devout): набожен (nabožen) (Bulgarian), andächtig (German)
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