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Paternoster

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Noun

1. paternoster

(Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as our father'

2. paternoster

a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in an endless loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Paternoster

see synonyms of paternoster
noun
1. Roman Catholic Church
the beads at the ends of each decade of the rosary marking the points at which the Paternoster is recited
2. 
any fixed form of words used as a prayer or charm
3. Also called: paternoster line
a type of fishing tackle in which short lines and hooks are attached at intervals to the main line
4. 
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
noun (sometimes not capital) Roman Catholic Church
1. 
the Lord's Prayer, esp in Latin
2. 
the recital of this as an act of devotion

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Paternoster

see synonyms of paternoster
noun
1. 
the Lord's Prayer, esp. in Latin
: often Pater Noster
2. 
a. 
one of the large beads of a rosary on which the Lord's Prayer is said
b.  Archaic
a rosary
3. 
a muttered prayer or incantation

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Paternoster

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n.
1. often Paternoster The Lord's Prayer.
2. One of the large beads on a rosary on which the Lord's Prayer is said.
3. A sequence of words spoken as a prayer or a magic formula.
4. A weighted fishing line having several jointed attachments for hooks connected by beadlike swivels.
5. An elevator constructed of a series of doorless compartments hung on chains that move slowly and continuously, allowing passengers to step on and off at will.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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