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pray

(v): address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
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11 minutes ago bilby said:

"Pray - she prays with her knees upwards: said of a woman much given to gallantry and intrigue."
- Francis Grose, 'The Vulgar Tongue'.

5 months ago kewpid said:

To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf of a single petitioner, confessedly unworthy.” — The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce

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