mahooya

n. · class 6

1. prayers. Prayers. Supplications or petitions addressed to God; acts of worship involving communication with the divine.

Example: Macio nĩ mo mahooya marĩa tũramũhoera gũũkũ tũrĩ Judea. (Even now we are praying for you here.); Rĩrĩa Tobiti na Sara mahooyaga, Ngai arĩ igũrũ akĩigua mahooya maao, (At that very time, the prayer of both of them was heard in the glorious presence of God.)