demagogy vs prayer

demagogy and prayer both are nouns.

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

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

demagogy: impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace
prayer: earnest or urgent request

Other hypernyms of demagogy include appeal, entreaty.

demagogy (noun)	prayer (noun)
impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace	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