Dictionary formprex, precis(feminine)
Translation
prayer, entreaty; request
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | prex | preces |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | prex | preces |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | precem | preces |
| Genitiveof | precis | precum |
| Dativeto, for | preci | precibus |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | prece | precibus |
Examples
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They carried their prayers to God.
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With humble entreaty he sought pardon.
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He was moved by his mother's prayers.
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The king heard the people's requests.
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The priest said prayers for peace.
Prex, precis, f. Third declension, and defective. The nominative singular is barely attested, so the entry is conventional rather than something you will meet; in practice the word lives in the plural, preces, precum, precibus, with the ablative singular prece turning up in verse.
Treat "prayers" as the default and you will rarely be wrong, but the word is not confined to gods. Preces addressed to a king are a petition, and preces to a magistrate a formal request, so the register is "entreaty from below" rather than anything specifically religious. The verb is precor, precari, deponent. The family gives pray, prayer, deprecate and precarious, which means held only at someone else's pleasure, on request.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 5, lesson 12: prex, capella, redeo and 8 more words.