About The Word Paternoster
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Paternoster
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What's The Definition Of Paternoster?
[n] (British) a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in a loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor
[n] (Roman Catholic) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as"our father" Synonyms | Synonyms for Paternoster: Related Terms | Find terms related to Paternoster: Agnus Dei | aid prayer | Alleluia | Anamnesis | Angelus | appeal | Ave | Ave Maria | beadroll | beads | beseechment | bidding prayer | Blessing | breviary | Canon | chaplet | Collect | Communion | Consecration | contemplation | Credo | devotions | Dismissal | entreaty | Epistle | Fraction | Gloria | Gospel | grace | Gradual | Hail Mary | impetration | imploration | intercession | Introit | invocation | Kyrie | Kyrie Eleison | Last Gospel | Lavabo | litany | meditation | obsecration | obtestation | Offertory | orison | Pax | petition | Post-Communion | prayer | prayer wheel | Preface | rogation | rosary | Sanctus | Secreta | silent prayer | suit | supplication | Tersanctus | thanks | thanksgiving | Tract See Also | elevator | lift | Lord's Prayer Paternoster In Webster's Dictionary \Pa"ter*nos`ter\, n. (Mining)
An elevator of an inclined endless traveling chain or belt
bearing buckets or shelves which ascend on one side loaded,
and empty themselves at the top.
\Pa"ter*nos`ter\, n. [L., Our Father.] 1. The Lord's prayer, so called from the first two words of the Latin version. 2. (Arch.) A beadlike ornament in moldings. 3. (Angling) A line with a row of hooks and bead?shaped sinkers. {Paternoster pump}, {Paternoster wheel}, a chain pump; a noria. {Paternoster while}, the space of time required for repeating a paternoster. --Udall. |
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