Works for me??

A speaker at our church was talking about someone making up a story....and he called it.... "Fic-ti-cion-al". I've heard of "Ficticious" or "Fictional"....and since my dictionary is packed, I can't look it up. Then, a lady(also at church) I was talking to about all the blessings we've received since being here, said that we should "All pray with earnisty" for the things we need. Earnisty? Not "pray earnestly?" Ok...I don't think I need the dictionary for that one. Um. Surely it must be FICTICIONAL