"praying" meaning in English

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          "text": "c. 1854-1855, John Walford, Memoirs of the Life and Labours of the Late Venerable Hugh Bourne\nHowever, after breakfast, the prayings did not stop for the preachings, — each went on with force; people came flocking in; we had Wesleyans in abundance."
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