| Bidding Prayer 1. (n.) The prayer for the souls of benefactors, said before the sermon. 2. (n.) The prayer before the sermon, with petitions for various specified classes of persons. Thesaurus Entries Angelus bell, Ave, Ave Maria, Hail Mary, Kyrie Eleison, Paternoster, aid prayer, alarm, alarum, appeal, battle cry, beadroll, beads, beseechment, bidding prayer, birdcall, breviary, bugle call, call, chaplet, collect, communion, contemplation, devotions, entreaty, grace, impetration, imploration, intercession, invocation, last post, litany, meditation, moose call, obsecration, obtestation, orison, petition, prayer, prayer wheel, rallying cry, rebel yell, reveille, rogation, rosary, silent prayer, suit, summons, supplication, taps, thanks, thanksgiving, trumpet call, war cry, whistle |