The phrase "a number of prayers" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to multiple prayers, often in a religious or spiritual context.
Example: "During the service, the congregation offered a number of prayers for peace and healing."
Alternatives: "several prayers" or "many prayers".
A thief unable to fast for the prescribed number of days could instead say a certain number of prayers or donate a certain portion of his income to the poor.
At best, cooking times could be specified as the time it took to say a certain number of prayers or how long it took to walk around a certain field.
During the event, which took on the air of an evangelical church service at times, a number of speakers offered prayers as audience members stood with their arms raised and their palms facing outward.
There is always a disproportionate number of Prayer Caucus members on the House Armed Services Committee.
The rally was peaceful, with families in attendance, and heard from a number of speakers while some prayers were also held.
First, study participants identified a number of beliefs about how prayer operates, including beliefs about the timing and nature of answers to prayers.
They considered the average volume of water required for a single ablution ritual as 5.0 L, obtained by monitoring a number of users at various prayer times in a day.
This research has highlighted a number of important issues regarding prayer or spiritual healing and, in particular, its use for chronic illness, and is the first ever study examining the use of prayer or spiritual healing using a nationally representative sample of women.
The Republican platform embodied the views of the alliance on a number of issues, including abortion, school prayers, gun control, and the need for military superiority; the Party also dropped its past commitment to the E.R.A. Though the organizers had initially favored John Connally to win the Presidential nomination, Reagan had proved sympathetic to many of their causes.
