Thesaurus: paternoster

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1. n. The Lord's prayer, so called from the first two words of the Latin version.
2. n. A beadlike ornament in moldings.
3. n. A line with a row of hooks and bead/shaped sinkers.
4. n. 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
5. 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 Paternoster pump, Paternoster wheel, a chain pump; a noria. -- Paternoster while, the space of time required for repeating a paternoster. Udall.
6. n. (Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as `our father' n. 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