Synonyms for orison
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A prayer.
Forms
- Plural
- orisons → prayers, petitions, invocations, supplications…
Example sentences
- prayer Sami set his alarm to wake up for the dawn prayer.
- petition The petition has garnered over 10,000 signatures.
- invocation Tom Jackson gave the invocation at the meeting.
- supplication She clasped her hands together in supplication.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| orison | falling | |
| prayer | rising | |
| petition | falling | |
| invocation | rising | |
| supplication | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- prayer1
- 8 letters
- petition3
- 10 letters
- invocation4
- 12 letters
- supplication
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (petition3 = 3 syllables).