prayerfulness
noun
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They gave their prayerful support to the victims of the tragedy.
impressed by such prayerful petitioners, the governor promised that he'd see what he could do
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That’s the prayerful explanation for the nonsense that spouted this week from the leaders of a football conference that hopes to grow up and be the Big Ten someday.
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Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 29 May 2026
The Sagrada Família was founded as an expiatory church, meaning that it would be financed by prayerful donations from people atoning for their sins.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Pärt’s formulas, born out of long, prayerful periods with sacred texts, offer beauty in the warmth and friction of relationships: melody and tintinnabuli, word and the limits of language, sounds and silence.
—Jeffers Engelhardt, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Korie told Fox News Digital the decision to return to television was prayerful and carefully considered.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
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Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 29 May 2026
The Sagrada Família was founded as an expiatory church, meaning that it would be financed by prayerful donations from people atoning for their sins.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Pärt’s formulas, born out of long, prayerful periods with sacred texts, offer beauty in the warmth and friction of relationships: melody and tintinnabuli, word and the limits of language, sounds and silence.
—Jeffers Engelhardt, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Korie told Fox News Digital the decision to return to television was prayerful and carefully considered.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
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“Prayerful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prayerful. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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