prayer card

noun

In the House of Commons, a card reserving a seat for a backbencher during prayers and for the rest of the day.

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Meanings

nounprayer card (plural prayer cards)

plural prayer cards

  1. UKgovernmentIn the House of Commons, a card reserving a seat for a backbencher during prayers and for the rest of the day.

    Normally sittings of the House of Commons begin with prayers and, at intervals along the back of each bench, there are little brass frames for holding prayer cards.

    2009, Dennis Canavan, Let the People Decide: The Autobiography of Dennis Canavan
  2. Synonym of holy card.

    Synonyms: holy card

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of holy card.

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holy card
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Chicago

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