Spanish Conversation · Level 144
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Spanish word
rezo
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈreθo/
Meaning
- masculine nounprayer
Example
Hicimos un rezo por la paz.
We said a prayer for peace.
More examples
Ante la buena noticia, dijo un rezo de agradecimiento.
On receiving the good news, he said a prayer of thanksgiving.
Core concept
Brief formula or words recited as a prayer.
Common phrases
hacer un rezo en silencio
say a silent prayer
un rezo comunitario
a communal prayer
Similar words
oración: Fixed words used in worship or as a regular devotional prayer.
plegaria: Personal words offered to express a heartfelt petition to a deity.
Definition in Spanish
Acto de dirigirse a una deidad o fuerza espiritual con palabras o pensamientos para pedir, agradecer o suplicar, y también la fórmula breve que se pronuncia en ese acto.
Word origin
The noun derives from the verb rezar, ultimately from Latin precāre 'to beg or pray', and denotes both the praying action and the brief prayer formula.
Usage tips
- Rezo is more explicitly religious than oración, which also means a grammatical sentence, so rezo marks an explicitly religious short prayer.
Other meanings
- supplicationnoun
Related words
- rezarprayverb
- rezadorpraying personnoun