Prayer Vocabulary

adjective expressing a curse or wish for harm to befall someone

• The imprecatory language used in the legal document was deemed inappropriate by the judge.
• I can't believe he resorted to imprecatory remarks during the argument.
• She was so angry that she started hurling imprecatory curses at him.
• The dark clouds in the sky seemed imprecatory, as if warning of an impending storm.

noun a prayer or request for help or guidance, especially at the beginning of a ceremony or ritual

• The priest began the ceremony with a solemn invocation.
• The speaker opened the event with a heartfelt invocation.
• The rapper started his performance with a sick invocation.
• Her painting served as an invocation of the beauty of nature.

noun a prayer or plea

• The monks gathered in the chapel for their evening orison.
• I like to say a quick orison before bed.
• I whispered a little orison for good luck before the exam.
• Her song was like a beautiful orison to the heavens.

verb to make a humble plea to someone in power or authority

• The priest supplicated to the gods for a bountiful harvest.
• She supplicated her boss for a raise, but he refused.
• I'm going to supplicate to my parents for some extra cash.
• The artist supplicated to his muse for inspiration before starting his masterpiece.

noun a humble request, prayer, or petition

• The monk knelt in supplication, praying for peace and enlightenment.
• She whispered a quick supplication before blowing out the birthday candles.
• I threw up a supplication to the universe, hoping for some good luck.
• His supplication for forgiveness fell on deaf ears as she refused to forgive him.

adjective expressing or conveying a plea or earnest request

• The supplicatory prayer was recited by the priest during the solemn ceremony.
• She sent a supplicatory message to her boss asking for an extension on the deadline.
• I'm gonna shoot up a supplicatory text to my crush and see if they respond.
• The artist's paintings had a supplicatory quality, inviting viewers to reflect on deeper meanings.