Praying to something is worshiping...Your religion can't make up its own definition for prayer, or worship...
Nor can you ignore other valid definitions. From Merriam-Webster.com:
When Catholics use "prayer" in reference to the saints they are using it in the sense of the intransitive definition #1: "to make a request in a humble manner." And the request is that they pray to God for us. To insist that it means "worship" when this is not the intention of the speaker is to bear false witness. I would expect better from one who claims to be a Christian.pray
verb \ˈprā\
: to speak to God especially in order to give thanks or to ask for somethingFull Definition of PRAY: to hope or wish very much for something to happen
: to seriously ask (someone) to do something
transitive verb
1 : entreat, implore —often used as a function word in introducing a question, request, or plea
2 : to get or bring by praying
intransitive verb
1 : to make a request in a humble manner
2 : to address God or a god with adoration, confession, supplication, or thanksgiving
Examples of PRAY
There's little else to do now but hope and pray.Origin of PRAYThe minister said, “Let us pray.”
He prayed that they would have the strength to go on.
He prayed that he would find a parking spot.
Middle English, from Anglo-French prier, praer, preier, from Latin precari, from prec-, prex request, prayer; akin to Old High German frāga question, frāgēn to ask, Sanskrit pṛcchati he asksRelated to PRAYFirst Known Use: 13th century
Synonymsappeal (to), beseech, besiege, conjure, entreat, impetrate, implore, importune, petition, plead (to), beg, solicit, supplicate
This hilarious, especially given coming from you.
Says WHO!?
 'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, ' it means just what I choose it to mean, neither more nor less.'
'The question is,' said Alice, 'whether you can make words mean so many different things.' 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.' |