paternoster
(often initial capital letter)Also Pater Noster. the Lord's Prayer, especially in the Latin form.
a recitation of this prayer as an act of worship.
one 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.
a doorless, continuously moving elevator for passengers or goods, having numerous platforms or compartments that rise or descend on a moving chain.
(initial capital letter)Architecture. pearl molding.
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How to use paternoster in a sentence
Some said "Our Father" and some "paternoster," and they all meant the same.
The Transformation of Job | Frederick Vining FisherThe exhortation was usually followed by a loud saying of a paternoster and a "Hail Mary" by all present.
Tyrol and its People | Clive HollandThe lad knelt down, and devoutly said his paternoster, and began to play upon his pipe so that it was heard over hill and dale.
Folk-Lore and Legends; Scandinavian | Various“It is as though the bearer had run for a paternoster-while, and then leaped the river,” Dick observed.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 8 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonThey gave me the address of a magazine in your Rue paternoster, and at that place I was this morning informed where to find you.
In Friendship's Guise | Wm. Murray Graydon
British Dictionary definitions for paternoster (1 of 2)
/ (ˌpætəˈnɒstə) /
RC Church the beads at the ends of each decade of the rosary marking the points at which the Paternoster is recited
any fixed form of words used as a prayer or charm
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
Origin of paternoster
1British Dictionary definitions for Paternoster (2 of 2)
/ (ˌpætəˈnɒstə) /
the Lord's Prayer, esp in Latin
the recital of this as an act of devotion
Origin of Paternoster
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