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   Praying
   Pray'ing adjective & noun from Pray , v. Praying insect , locust , or mantis (Zoology) , a mantis, especially Mantis religiosa . See Mantis . -- Praying machine ...
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/142
   
   
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   praying
   <zoology> From Pray, Praying insect, locust, or mantis, a mantis, especially Mantis religiosa. See Mantis. Praying machine, or Praying wheel, a wheel on which prayers are pasted by Buddhist priests, who then put the wheel in rapid revolution. Each turn in supposed to have the efficacy of an or...
   Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?praying
   
   
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   Praying
   • a. & n. from Pray, v. • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pray
   Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/praying/
   
   
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   Praying
   Charles W. Batchelor (1845-1910) http://americanhistory.si.edu/lighting/19thcent/invent19.htm credits the picture as Smithsonian Institution S.I. Image #80-16685 ...
   Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praying
   
   
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   praying
   1) Saying grace
   Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/praying/1
   
   

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