Also means
to read (a text)
Usage Note
Rezar changes z to c before e (preterite recé, present subjunctive rece). Besides praying, it is used in formal or literary language to mean that a document 'reads' or 'states': el contrato reza que... ('the contract reads that...'). Rezar is slightly more informal than orar for prayer.
Examples
"La abuela reza cada noche."
Natural Translation
Grandma prays every night.
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