bidding prayer

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bidding prayer - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bidding prayer \Bid"ding prayer`\
     1. (R. C. Ch.) The prayer for the souls of benefactors, said
        before the sermon.
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     2. (Angl. Ch.) The prayer before the sermon, with petitions
        for various specified classes of persons.
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