noun
plural prayers
[count] words spoken to God especially in order to give thanks or to ask for something
a fixed set of words that are spoken to God
[noncount] :the act of speaking to God :the act of praying
[count] :a strong hope or wish
prayers [plural] :a meeting at which people pray together
[singular] informal :a slight chance of doing or getting something - usually used in negative statements
on a wing and a prayer