prayer shawl vs tallith

prayer shawl and tallith both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prayer shawl	Yes	No	No	No
tallith	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, prayer shawl and tallith are synonyms defined as:

prayer shawl and tallith: (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer

Other synonyms of prayer shawl include tallis.

prayer shawl (noun)	tallith (noun)
(Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer	(Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer