Paternoster

[,pætә'nɒstә]

Definition

(noun.) 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.

(noun.) (Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as `our father'.

Editor: Louise--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The Lord's prayer, so called from the first two words of the Latin version.

(n.) A beadlike ornament in moldings.

(n.) A line with a row of hooks and bead/shaped sinkers.

Typist: Maura

Definition

n. the Lord's Prayer: every eleventh bead in a R.C. rosary at which in telling their beads the Lord's Prayer is repeated: the whole rosary: anything made of objects strung together like a rosary esp. a fishing-line with hooks at intervals: (archit.) an ornament shaped like beads used in astragals &c.

Editor: Lou