prayer flag

American

[prair] / prɛər /

noun

a flag stamped with printed prayers, used by Himalayan Buddhists, who believe that its fluttering sends out the prayers inscribed on it.

Etymology

Origin of prayer flag

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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After the program, you may offer your prayer flag to be hung in Resurrection Chapel on the cathedral’s crypt level.

From Washington Post • Oct. 23, 2015

For example – do you really want to say hello to X or Y author whose every semicolon has caused your tiny heart to flutter like a prayer flag in a breeze of pure delight?

From The Guardian • Apr. 28, 2010

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