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<h2>Webster</h2>
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1 a (1) : an address (as a petition) to God or a god in word or thought
    (2) : a set order of words used in praying
  b : an earnest request or wish
2 : the act or practice of praying to God or a god
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<h2>Historical</h2>
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chanting, meditation, physical suffering, noisy
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<h2> Spirit </h2>
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Romans 8<br>
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26   Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
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27   And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit , because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God .
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28   And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God , to them who are the called according to his purpose.
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1 Corinthians 14<br>
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14   For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
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15   What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
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Ephesians 6<br>
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18   Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit , and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
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<h2>Supplication</h2>
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1 : to ask humbly and earnestly of
2 : to ask for earnestly and humbly
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