courtship vs prayer

courtship and prayer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
courtship	Yes	No	No	No
prayer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, prayer is a hypernym of courtship; that is, prayer is a word with a broader meaning than courtship:

courtship: a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
prayer: earnest or urgent request

Other hypernyms of courtship include appeal, entreaty.

courtship (noun)	prayer (noun)
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)	the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
	earnest or urgent request
	a fixed text used in praying
	reverent petition to a deity
	someone who prays to God