Say a prayer for
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What does say a prayer for mean in:
We have to see the Bruntland report as a form of published illiteracy and say a prayer for the energy depleted and the forests lost in publishing the report.
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It seems to be literal. One reason for prayer is to beg for forgiveness.
- It seems to be literal.
- One reason for prayer is to beg for forgiveness.
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It seems to be literal. One reason for prayer is to beg for forgiveness.
0soheil1Say a prayer for
You could substitute 'bemoan' or 'lament' or maybe even 'mourn'.
I take it as a prayer for the dead. Metaphorically the energy and the forests are seen as dead in this description, though literally we'd say they are 'used up', 'consumed'.
Keeping the metaphor, you could substitute "have a requiem mass for" (Catholicism)
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