40+ Best Praying Hands Tattoos On the Internet

By Jason Hamilton / August 31, 2018
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Tattoos are one of the types of body art that we can use to express ourselves. It’s also a way to show a little bit of our personality or convey a strong message to others. For that reason, people take so much time thinking about their tattoo’s design and placement. After all, it’s going to be inked on the skin forever unless you have a hefty amount of money to spend on costly tattoo removal sessions that would take months or even years to be completed.

If you are a bit religious and if you want to show that side of yours through body art, a praying hands tattoo might work for you. It’s a timeless piece plus it can contain a very deep meaning.

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Praying Hands Tattoo: The Origin

The praying hands tattoo is often seen as a Christian symbol. It is also used to show how devoted and faithful the tattoo owner is. However, it wasn’t originally made to be used as how most of us use it to represent the religious doctrine. Apparently, the praying hands design was just an artwork that wasn’t really intended to be used as a body art.

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In the 15th century, it is believed that a German artist, named Albrecht Durer, gave the Mayor of Frankfort an artwork with a praying hands design. It is said that he chose to draw such design to pay tribute to his brother who, at that time, wasn’t able to fulfill his dream of being an artist due to their family’s financial constraints. After he gave his artwork to the Mayor of Frankfort, the design was well applauded and has since become popular.

For that reason, the said tattoo design can be used today to also represent one’s dedication to himself and to his family. In addition to that, it can even symbolize a person’s courage, respect, and sacrifice.

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Will This Type of Tattoo Hurt?

We don’t want to scare you but getting a tattoo will always hurt. Most likely, you will get to see bleeding and needles as the process of tattooing involves small needles in order to insert the pigment into your skin.

However, not all tattoos will give you the same amount of pain. The trick here is to see pain charts to help you know which spots should you avoid when placing a tattoo. You can also examine it yourself. Just remember which spots have lesser fats and muscles as the thicker the fats or muscles are, the lesser pain you’ll experience.

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Bear in mind that the bigger and more intricate the tattoo design is, the more it will cause you more pain too. Thus you also need to think about the design of your tattoo or else, the pain might interfere with the tattooing process and might even cause you to stop the session or worst, you could end up with a badly modified tattoo.

Choosing the Right Tattoo

Getting inked with a praying hands tattoo can convey a powerful meaning. Thus, you need to carefully pick your design and placement, as well as your tattoo artist, carefully. This will ensure that you will get the right results that you want.

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Badly drawn tattoos may have been a result of several factors. The owners might have chosen inexperienced tattoo artists or they, themselves, did not double check their tattoo’s progress. There is also a chance that they didn’t think of their tattoo designs carefully. In turn, they got horrible tattoos. Additionally, the praying hands tattoo or other tattoo design samples that they’ve shown their tattoo artist were probably not clear enough to see the smallest yet important details, resulting in badly detailed work. To make sure you’ll be able to get great results, you might want to consider these awesome praying hands tattoo designs that are more meaningful that we’ve picked for you instead.

Praying Hands Tattoos for Men and Women with Meanings

Praying hands tattoo can be inked on your skin as plain as it is. Even so, you can still add more details for it to look good all the more to help you convey your message easier and to help you express yourself more as well. Here, we listed a number of praying hands tattoo incorporated with other designs that are perfect for both men and women plus their meanings to help you decide even better.

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Rosary

Since the praying hands tattoo is often related to the religious doctrine, you’ll often see it incorporated with a rosary that’s wrapped around the hands. If you are a devoted roman catholic, it’s one of the good tattoo designs for you.

A big black and grey praying hands tattoo on the ribs with a rosary wrapped around for men.

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A colored praying hands tattoo with added details on the hands for men.

A traditional praying hands tattoo with a rosary but added with a rose for women.

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Another praying hand with rosary tattoo and flower but on a man’s upper arm.

A praying hand with a rosary and roses tattoo that’s inked on the upper right part of the back

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Another praying hands tattoo with a rosary wrapped around but this time, it’s inked on the chest area for men.

A praying hands tattoo facing forward with Jesus’ realistic face for men.

A praying hands tattoo that’s different from the usual design where the hands were held straight for men.

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A black and grey praying hands tattoo wrapped with a red and blue ink rosary for men.

A praying hands tattoo with a rosary on the left arm for women.

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A big praying hands tattoo witha rosary on the outer thigh for women

A detailed rosary and praying hands tattoo on the lower leg that extends down to the ankle.

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Big and detailed praying hands of an angel with a rosary on the ribs down to the waist for women.

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Another praying hands tattoo version with a rosary and wings for women.

3D praying hands tattoo over a text on both calves.

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Praying hands with a rosary inked on the right side of the head stretching to the temple.

Scripture

Scriptures can also tell something about your faith and beliefs. Thus, you can also incorporate it into your praying hands tattoo. The bible has a lot of verses for you to choose from and each verse has their own meaning. What’s even better is that it can also serve as a reminder about God’s promises or message to you.

 

A big praying hands tattoo placed over a scripture tattooed on the arm for men.

A scripture from the book of Jeremiah written in a scroll with a praying hands tattoo on top.

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A detailed praying hands tattoo with a scripture from the book of Psalms written in reverse for men.

An intricate black ink praying hands tattoo with a text that’s also quoted from the bible for men.

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You don’t always need to have the whole verse written. Sometimes, the title of the book and the number of the chapter is enough for a meaningful message.

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A serenity prayer under a praying hands tattoo on the outer thigh for women.

A colored and complex praying hands tattoo with a cross and a verse.

Cross

Aside from the bible scriptures and the rosary, the cross can also clearly represent your faith in God. For others, it might just look like a simple symbol but it can mean a lot as it won’t just make you feel good but it can serve as a reminder to pray and give thanks as well.

A big praying hands tattoo inked over a cross with a good shading work for men.

A praying hands tattoo with a big cross with rays of light for men.

Praying hands that seems as if holding a richly-decorated cross.

A praying hands tattoo printed over a cross wrapped with a scroll.

A praying hands tattoo with rosary, cross, and rays of light for women.

A cross wrapped with thorns and a praying hands tattoo and rosary.

A praying hands tattoo on the arm with a cross, crown of thorns, and rose for men.

A praying hands tattoo on the back with a cross and rosary for women.

Dove

Dove represents peace. Additionally, there are countless stories in the Bible that are connected with the dove. Thus, praying hands tattoos with a dove is very popular among many Christians.

A dove with rays of light on top of praying hands wrapped in a rosary.

A praying hands tattoo with two doves inked on the back for men.

A cross floating over the clouds with a dove and praying hands tattoo on the arm for men.

A dove printed over a praying hands tattoo with a rosary.

A dove placed atop of a praying hands tattoo with a rosary and cross on the chest for men.

A big praying hands tattoo with roses, dove, and other details also on the chest for men.

Memorial

Again, praying hands tattoo is not just for Christians who want to show their devotion and faith. It’s a versatile design that can also be used to honor a loved one.

A praying hands tattoo with a cross and a scroll saying, “rest in peace” with a name of the deceased loved one.

A praying hands tattoo used to probably honor the owner’s father.

A praying hands tattoo that’s used to pay tribute to the owner’s grandmother.

A big praying hands tattoo with the names, birthdates and death dates of loved ones who have passed on.

A realistic praying hands tattoo over a poem by Mary Elizabeth Frye titled “Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep.”

A colored praying hands tattoo with a rosary and a loved one’s name written on a scroll.

A praying hands tattoo with a name and rosary over a funeral poem.

Praying hands with rosary and a geisha on the neck to honor the owner’s grandfather.

Getting inked requires somecareful thinking as it’s going to be printed in your body forever. So you don’t want something that would look funny over time nor something that you’ll regret having because you don’t like the design anymore. These tattoos that we listed for you might help a lot. Which one did you like best? Tell us in the comments below.


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Jason Hamilton

Jason has been an avid fan of tattoos for over 13 years now. He is currently 35 years old, and he got his first tattoo at the age of 22. Since then, he has added over 20 tattoos to his collection. He is also into writing, which is why he decided to celebrate both of his passion and hobby through tats ‘n’ rings. Jason dreams of having his very own tattoo parlor soon. Jason would be very happy to answer any questions about tattoos that you may have! Leave a comment below and he’ll answer it for you right away!

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