solicitation vs prayer

solicitation and prayer both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of solicitation include appeal, entreaty.

solicitation (noun)	prayer (noun)
the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)	the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status	earnest or urgent request
request for a sum of money	a fixed text used in praying
	reverent petition to a deity
	someone who prays to God