'Paternoster' definitions:
Definition of 'Paternoster'
(from WordNet)
noun
(Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as `our father'
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
Definition of 'Paternoster'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Arch.) A beadlike ornament in moldings. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Angling) A line with a row of hooks and bead-shaped sinkers. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (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 1913 Suppl.]
- Paternoster pump, Paternoster wheel, a chain pump; a noria.
- Paternoster while, the space of time required for repeating a paternoster. --Udall. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'Paternoster'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Agnus Dei,
- aid prayer,
- Alleluia,
- Anamnesis,
- Angelus,
- appeal,
- Ave,
- Ave Maria,
- beadroll,
- beads,
- beseechment,
- bidding prayer,
- Blessing,
- breviary,
- Canon,
- chaplet,
- collect,
- Collect,
- communion,
- 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