petitionary

Everyday

(church, formal) Petitionary means asking for something; petitionary prayer is prayer that asks God for help or for something needed, for yourself or for others. tree →

In the lessons

In religion lessons: types of prayer — praise (adoration), thanks (thanksgiving), saying sorry (confession) and asking (petitionary or intercessory prayer). It tells the reader that the prayer or letter is a request.

Examples

• Petitionary prayer asks God for help. tree →
• «Please make Grandma better» is a petitionary prayer. tree →
• We learnt about thanksgiving and petitionary prayers. tree →
• The Lord's Prayer includes petitionary lines like «Give us this day our daily bread». tree →
• The king received a petitionary letter from the villagers. tree →
• Some petitionary prayers are for other people. tree →

Note

Formal. From «petition» (a request). Prayer for others is often called intercession or intercessory prayer.