Novena Meaning in English
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noʊˈvinə
noh-VEE-nuh
nəʊˈviːnə
noh-VEE-nuh
التعريف
A novena is a Catholic prayer or devotion that is repeated for nine days, often to ask for a special favor or grace.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
"Novena" is mainly used in Catholic contexts, commonly as "pray a novena" or "do a novena". It's a formal religious term; in non-religious English, it's rare.
Spanish: novenaPortuguese (BR): novenaPortuguese (PT): novenaChinese (Simplified): 九日敬礼Chinese (Traditional): 九日敬禮Hindi: नवेनाArabic: تساعيّةBengali: নভেনাRussian: новеннаJapanese: ノベナVietnamese: tuần cửu nhậtKorean: 노베나Turkish: novenaUrdu: نویناIndonesian: novena
جمل نموذجية
My grandmother prays a novena every year.
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The church started a novena for the sick.
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We finished the novena last night.
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Many families gather to do a novena before Christmas.
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He believes doing a novena brings peace and hope.
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People sometimes share food after the novena is over.
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