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- adjective Resembling a
prayer .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Jane holds her hands together, prayerlike, under her chin.
The Fortunes of Indigo Skye Deb Caletti 2009
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Jane holds her hands together, prayerlike, under her chin.
The Fortunes of Indigo Skye Deb Caletti 2009
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Jane holds her hands together, prayerlike, under her chin.
The Fortunes of Indigo Skye Deb Caletti 2009
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Jane holds her hands together, prayerlike, under her chin.
The Fortunes of Indigo Skye Deb Caletti 2009
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A couple of others were frozen in prayerlike formation, heads bowed toward hands clasped around their PDAs.
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Bueno, he said, prayerlike, and then turned the ignition.
Their Dogs Came With Them Helena María Viramontes 2007
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She emerges from a rapturous, prayerlike state and admits that she had
Valley of Bones: Summary and book reviews of Valley of Bones by Michael Gruber. 2005
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The prayerlike attitude of his position was deeply incongruous.
The Moor King, Laurie R. 1998
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You need not approach us by posturing in the prayerlike mode humans traditionally reserve for conversing with beings they view as godlike.
Songs of the Arcturians Patricia L. Pereira 1996
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You need not approach us by posturing in the prayerlike mode humans traditionally reserve for conversing with beings they view as godlike.
Songs of the Arcturians Patricia L. Pereira 1996
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