resar

Etymology
, from.

Verb

 * 1) to pray
 * 2) to officiate in a religious service

Usage notes

 * In its original sense, meant to read an oration: hence a  is a mass which is read rather than sung ("low mass"). It has come to be used in the sense of to pray, especially when referring to non-Christian religions, in preference to the verb, which has taken on a more mundane sense.