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prayer thanksgiving

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  • Thanksgiving after Communion — is a spiritual practice among Christians who believe in the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist they receive during Holy Communion, maintaining themselves in prayer for some time to thank God for what they believe to be the great gift… …   Wikipedia

  • PRAYER — PRAYER, the offering of petition, confession, adoration or thanksgiving to God. In the Bible The concept of prayer is based on the conviction that God exists, hears, and answers (Ps. 65:3; cf. 115:3–7) – that He is a personal deity. In a sense it …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Thanksgiving Day — • The custom originated in 1621, when Governor Bradford of the Plymouth colony appointed a day for public praise and prayer after the first harvest Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Thanksgiving Day     Thanksgiving Day …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Prayer — • The raising of the heart and mind to God Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. prayer     Prayer     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • THANKSGIVING PSALMS — THANKSGIVING PSALMS, common designation for one of the dead sea scrolls . It was bought in Jerusalem in 1947 by eleazar lipa sukenik who, from the contents, designated the scroll Hodayot (Heb. הוֹדָיוֹת). Scientifically its registration is 1QH… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Prayer — (?; 277), n. [OE. preiere, OF. preiere, F. pri[ e]re, fr. L. precarius obtained by prayer, fr. precari to pray. See {Pray}, v. i.] 1. The act of praying, or of asking a favor; earnest request or entreaty; hence, a petition or memorial addressed… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Prayer book — Prayer Prayer (?; 277), n. [OE. preiere, OF. preiere, F. pri[ e]re, fr. L. precarius obtained by prayer, fr. precari to pray. See {Pray}, v. i.] 1. The act of praying, or of asking a favor; earnest request or entreaty; hence, a petition or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Prayer meeting — Prayer Prayer (?; 277), n. [OE. preiere, OF. preiere, F. pri[ e]re, fr. L. precarius obtained by prayer, fr. precari to pray. See {Pray}, v. i.] 1. The act of praying, or of asking a favor; earnest request or entreaty; hence, a petition or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Prayer —    Prayer has been defined as the soul s converse with God, or communion with God in devotional exercises, and may be said to be a universally recognized necessity in the life of man. But prayer involves much more than simply asking for certain… …   American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  • Thanksgiving before and after Meals — • The word grace, which, as applied to prayer over food, always in pre Elizabethan English took the plural form graces, means nothing but thanksgiving Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • thanksgiving — [thaŋks΄giv′iŋ] n. 1. a) the act of giving thanks b) an expression of this; esp., a formal, often public, expression of thanks to God in the form of a prayer, etc. ☆ 2. [T ] a) an annual U.S. holiday observed on the fourth Thursday of November as …   English World dictionary

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