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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pa•ter•nos•ter (pā′tər nos′tər, pä′-, pat′ər-),USA pronunciation n. - Religion(often cap.) Also, Pa′ter Nos′ter. the Lord's Prayer, esp. in the Latin form.
- Religiona recitation of this prayer as an act of worship.
- Religionone of certain beads in a rosary, regularly every 11th bead, differing in size or material from the rest and indicating that the Lord's Prayer is to be said.
- any fixed recital of words used as a prayer or magical charm.
- Buildinga doorless, continuously moving elevator for passengers or goods, having numerous platforms or compartments that rise or descend on a moving chain.
- Architecture(cap.) Archit. See pearl molding.
- Latin pater noster our father, its first two words in the Vulgate (Matthew VI: 9
- Middle English, Old English: Lord's prayer bef. 1000
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: paternoster /ˌpætəˈnɒstə/ n - the beads at the ends of each decade of the rosary marking the points at which the Paternoster is recited
- Also called: paternoster line a type of fishing tackle in which short lines and hooks are attached at intervals to the main line
- a type of lift in which platforms are attached to continuous chains. The lift does not stop at each floor but passengers enter while it is moving
Etymology: Latin, literally: our father (from the opening of the Lord's Prayer) Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Paternoster /ˌpætəˈnɒstə/ n (sometimes not capital)- the Lord's Prayer, esp in Latin
- the recital of this as an act of devotion
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