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Prayers

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Genre/Form termPrayers
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Variant(s)Altar prayers
Bedtime prayers
Collects (Prayers)
Dead, Prayers for the
Grace before meals
Novenas
Pastoral prayers
Peace, Prayers for
Prayer books
Prayers for peace
Prayers for the dead
See alsoReligious materials
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Found inReligion genre/form terms: information gathered on behalf of the Library of Congress... American Theological Library Association, et. al, c2012: Prayers (UF Altar prayers; Bedtime prayers; Pastoral prayers; Prayers for peace; Prayers for the dead; This heading is used for all types of prayers. Prefer to bring out the occasion for the prayers or the denominational aspects by means of subject headings as appropriate; e.g. Buddhism--Prayers and devotions; Judaism--Prayers and devotions; Prayers for animals; Prayers for the dead; etc.) Liturgical books (UF Collects; UF Rosaries (Prayer books))
Merriam Webster online, June 2, 2015: collect (1. a short prayer comprising an invocation, petition, and conclusion; specifically often capitalized: one preceding the Eucharistic epistle and varying with the day)