The act of supplicating; humble and earnest prayer, as in worship.
A humble petition; an earnest request; an entreaty.
A religious solemnity observed in consequence of some military success, and also, in times of distress and danger, to avert the anger of the gods.
a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
a humble request for help from someone in authority
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving); "the priest sank to his knees in prayer"
a means to truly seek an answer from Allah
a plea or petition made on account of present and past sin by someone who is moved by contrition to seek pardon
a very personal petition that one brings before God
invocation: a prayer asking God's help (also D'ua)
Supplication (also known as petitioning) is the most common form of prayer, wherein a person asks a supernatural deity to provide something, either for the person who is praying or for someone else on whose behalf a prayer of supplication is being made.