Definition
To pray against something or to respond to someone's prayer with an opposing prayer.
Etymology
From counter- + pray (from Latin precari, to entreat). Appeared in religious English texts from the Middle Ages to describe spiritual opposition or conflicting intercessory prayers.
Kelly Says
In medieval Christian theology, when two people prayed for opposite outcomes, monks would actually use this term—imagine the cosmic tension of dueling prayers in a monastery chapel!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንተ እና እኔ
ante ena ene
ARالعربية
دعاء معارض
dua'a mu'araḍ
BNবাংলা
প্রতিরোধ
pro-ti-rodh
CACatalà
contraoració
kon-tra-o-ra-ció
CSČeština
protimodlitba
pro-ti-mod-lit-ba
DEDeutsch
Gegent prayer
ge-gent prayer
ELΕλληνικά
αντιπρόσευση
an-ti-pro-se-si
ESEspañol
contraoración
kon-tra-o-ra-ción
FAفارسی
مخالفت
mo-kha-la-fat
FISuomi
vasta-pyyntö
va-sta-pyyntö
FRFrançais
contre-prière
kɔ̃tʁə.pʁjɛʁ
HEעברית
התנגדות
ha-ti-ngad-ut
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिरोध
pra-ti-rodh
HUMagyar
ellenimádság
el-len-i-madság
IDBahasa Indonesia
doa penolakan
doa pe-no-la-kan
ITItaliano
contropreghiera
kon-tro-pre-ghi-e-ra
JA日本語
反対の祈り
han-tai no in-ori
KO한국어
반대 기도
ban-dae gi-do
MRMR
प्रतिरोधक
pra-ti-rod-hak
MSBahasa Melayu
doa penolakan
doa pe-no-la-kan
NLNederlands
tegengebed
te-gen-ge-bed
PLPolski
modlitwa przeciwna
mod-lit-wa pro-ti-w-na
PTPortuguês
contraoração
kon-tra-o-ra-ção
RORomână
rugăciune contrară
ru-ga-ci-une kon-tra-ră
RUРусский
противопрошение
pro-ti-vo-pro-she-niye
SWKiswahili
maombi ya kupinga
ma-o-mbi ya koo-pi-nga
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்ப்புக்
e-thir-pu-kk
TEతెలుగు
విరోధం
vi-ro-dham
THไทย
การอธิษฐานต่อต้าน
gaan-a-thi-than to-dtaan
TLTL
pag-a-salita laban
pa-ga-sa-li-ta la-ban
TRTürkçe
karşı dua
kar-şı dua
UKУкраїнська
проти-молитва
pro-ti-mo-lit-va
VITiếng Việt
lời cầu nguyện phản đối
loi cau nguyện phan doi