paternoster
noun
- the Lord's Prayer, esp. in Latin
- one of the large beads of a rosary on which the Lord's Prayer is said
- Archaic a rosary
- a muttered prayer or incantation
See paternoster in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(pāˌtər-nŏsˈtər, päˌ-, pătˌər-)
noun- often Paternoster The Lord's Prayer.
- One of the large beads on a rosary on which the Lord's Prayer is said.
- A sequence of words spoken as a prayer or a magic formula.
- A weighted fishing line having several jointed attachments for hooks connected by beadlike swivels.
- 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.
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