Lord's Prayer

[ prair ]

/ prɛər /

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noun

the, the prayer given by Jesus to His disciples, and beginning with the words Our Father. Matthew 6:9–13; Luke 11:2–4.

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Origin of Lord's Prayer

First recorded in 1540–50

Words nearby Lord's Prayer

lords-and-ladies, Lord's day, lordship, Lordship of the Isles, Lord Spiritual, Lord's Prayer, Lords Spiritual, Lord's Supper, Lord's table, Lords Temporal, Lord Temporal

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How to use Lord's Prayer in a sentence

“A guy drives up in a 2008 Mercedes, brand new,” Harry S. Connelly Jr. says in the video, according to the Times.
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“Personal hotspots can get speeds of up to 60 Mb/s down, whereas hotel Wi-Fi can be as slow as 1.5 Mb/s,” Sesar said.
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His latest target has been Hajji Hassan, a Baluch drug lord who fled Iran and settled in Turbat in 2000.
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Before I go out on tour, I ask for prayer and to help my family.
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In our headlong quest for a legally perfect society, we don’t take the time to take stock of what‘s been created so far.
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But with all her advantages Miss Solomonson failed with the old lord, and she abuses him to this day.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Ever since his majority Lord Hetton had annually entered a colt in the great race.
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He passed through all the honors of the law, and in 1836 became lord chancellor.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
But we must not class in this unclean category Lord Spunyarn and his friend Haggard, who were both playing at the big table.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Ajoutez cecy, s'il vous plaist, la grande difficult qu'il y a de tirer d'eux les mots mesmes qu'ils ont.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Lord's Prayer

Lord's Prayer

noun

the Lord's Prayer the prayer taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples, as in Matthew 6:9–13, Luke 11:2–4Also known as: Our Father, (esp Latin version) Paternoster

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Lord's Prayer

Lord's Prayer

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.”

notes for Lord's Prayer

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