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1 prayer
noun (an) act of praying: a book of prayer; The child said his prayers; My prayers have been answered (=I've got what I desired). bæn -
2 blessing
1) (a wish or prayer for happiness or success: The priest gave them his blessing.) blessun2) (any cause of happiness: Her son was a great blessing to her.) blessun, lán3) (a prayer of thanks to God before and/or after a meal.) -
3 amen
interjection, noun((usually Amen) said or sung by Jews or Christians to express a wish that the prayer should be fulfilled.) -
4 benediction
[benə'dikʃən](a prayer giving blessing.) blessun, blessunarbæn -
5 bow
I 1. verb1) (to bend (the head and often also the upper part of the body) forwards in greeting a person etc: He bowed to the ladies; They bowed their heads in prayer.) hneigja sig2) ((with to) to accept: I bow to your superior knowledge.) beygja sig fyrir, láta undan2. noun(a bowing movement: He made a bow to the ladies.) hneigja sig, kinka kolli- bowedII 1. [bəu] noun1) (a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot.) bogi2) (a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded.) (fiðlu)bogi3) (a looped knot of material: Her dress is decorated with bows.) slaufa2. noun((often in plural) the front of a ship or boat: The waves broke over the bows.) framstafn; kinnungur, bógur -
6 grace
[ɡreis] 1. noun1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) (yndis)þokki2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) sómakennd3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) borðbæn4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) (gjald)frestur5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) náð6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) náð•- graceful- gracefully
- gracefulness
- gracious 2. interjection(an exclamation of surprise.) hamingjan góða!- graciousness
- with a good/bad grace
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7 minaret
[minə'ret](a tower on a mosque from which the call to prayer is sounded.) bænaturn -
8 pray
[prei]1) (to speak reverently to God or a god in order to express thanks, make a request etc: Let us pray; She prayed to God to help her.) biðja, fara með bæn2) (to hope earnestly: Everybody is praying for rain.) vona innilega•- prayer -
9 supplication
((an) earnest prayer or entreaty.) auðmjúk bæn; bón, beiðni
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