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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PA'TERNOSTER, n. [L. our father.] The Lord's prayer.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: (Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as `our father'
2: a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in an endless loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Medieval Latin, from Latin pater noster our father, from the opening words Date: before 12th century 1. often capitalized Lord's Prayer 2. a word formula repeated as a prayer or magical charm

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a the Lord's Prayer, esp. in Latin. b a rosary bead indicating that this is to be said. 2 a lift consisting of a series of linked doorless compartments moving continuously on a circular belt. Etymology: OE f. L pater noster our father

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Paternoster 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Paternoster 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.

Moby Thesaurus

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