ORISON

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Reverent petition to a deity

Synonyms:

orison; petition; prayer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("orison" is a kind of...):

asking; request (the verbal act of requesting)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "orison"):

prayer wheel (a cylinder with prayers written on it; each revolution counts as uttering the prayers; used especially by Buddhists in Tibet)

benediction; blessing (a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection)

collect (a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England)

commination (prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesday)

deprecation (a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster)

blessing; grace; thanksgiving (a short prayer of thanks before a meal)

intercession (a prayer to God on behalf of another person)

invocation; supplication (a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service)

requiescat (a prayer for the repose of the soul of a dead person)