Lord's Prayer

American  

[prair] / prɛər /

noun

1. the Christian prayer beginning with the words Our Father.

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Lord's Prayer British  

noun

1. Also known as: Our Father.   Paternoster.  the prayer taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples, as in Matthew 6:9–13, Luke 11:2–4

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Lord's Prayer Cultural  

1. The prayer Jesus taught his followers in the Sermon on the Mount: “Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done, in Earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” Some versions of the Bible (see also Bible) add words of praise at the end: “For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.”

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The same prayer, with slight variations, is still taught and recited in almost all Christian churches.

Etymology

Origin of Lord's Prayer

First recorded in 1540–50

Example Sentences

A number were quite small things, for example, the crown being handled, somebody looking visibly upset, Prince George touching his nose, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh's handkerchiefs, and, at the lying in state, shots of the Royal Family mouthing the Lord's Prayer.

From BBC

The paintings, in heavy wooden frames, also include the text of The Lord's Prayer.

From BBC

The vicar of Hull ended the service with a reading from the bible and the congregation recited the Lord's Prayer as he delivered the final blessing over the coffin.

From BBC

“He splashed some holy water around the place, we said the Lord’s prayer together, and the house just returned to what it should have been. It was then warm, it was sunny – it was quite a pleasant place to be.”

From BBC

So I recite the Lord’s Prayer and a Hail Mary for all of us, then pull up YouTube on my smartphone to play a mariachi version of “Lara’s Theme,” the song Mami requested we play at her funeral.

From Los Angeles Times