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noun
1.
(often initial capital letter) Also, Pater Noster. the Lord's Prayer, especially in the Latin form.
2.
a recitation of this prayer as an act of worship.
3.
one of certain beads in a rosary, regularly every 11th bead, differing in size or material from the rest and indicating that the Lord's Prayer is to be said.
4.
any fixed recital of words used as a prayer or magical charm.
5.
EXPANDa doorless, continuously moving elevator for passengers or goods, having numerous platforms or compartments that rise or descend on a moving chain.
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before 1000; Middle English, Old English: Lord's prayer < Latin pater noster our father, its first two words in the Vulgate (Matthew VI: 9
before 1000; Middle English, Old English: Lord's prayer < Latin pater noster our father, its first two words in the Vulgate (Matthew VI: 9
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Paternoster
is always a great word to know.
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| an enclosure beside a church such as an atrium or cloister |
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Word Origin & History
paternoster
"the Lord's Prayer," O.E. Pater Noster, from L. pater noster "our father," first words of the Lord's Prayer in Latin. Meaning "set of rosary beads" first recorded mid-13c. Paternoster Row, near St. Paul's in London (similarly named streets are found in other cathedral cities), reflects the once-important
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