prayer milln.

Brit.

/ˈprɛː mɪl/, U.S.

/ˈprɛr ˌmɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: prayer n.¹, mill n.¹

Etymology: < prayer n.¹ + mill n.¹ Compare French moulin à prières (1815 or earlier). Compare earlier prayer wheel n.

Buddhism.

Esp. in Tibet: a prayer wheel, esp. one turned by wind- or water-power. Cf. prayer wheel n.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > artefacts > implement (general) > prayer-wheel > [noun]

prayer wheel1788

praying machinea1807

prayer mill1832

praying cylinder1834

praying wheel1854

prayer cylinder1862

1832 J. Bell Syst. Geogr. V. 103 Prayer-mills, which are set in motion by wind or water.

1896 Daily News 16 Nov. 6/2 The pious Tibetan sets his prayer mill agoing by water-power.

1941 F. D. Lessing Let. 31 Mar. in Harvard Jrnl. Asiatic Stud. (1942) 7 155 These prayer mills have developed out of a more common device now fallen into oblivion which consisted of a three-cornered column inscribed with quotations from the scriptures.

1978 P. Matthiessen Snow Leopard iii. 186 Small conduits divert a flow of river water to a group of prayer mills in the form of waterwheels, each one housed separately in its own stone shrine.

1994 Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) (Nexis) 29 Jan. b7 Like an ancient prayer mill being turned and turned, he told everyone he met, ‘We're Jews.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prayer mill
释义	prayer milln. Brit. /ˈprɛː mɪl/, U.S. /ˈprɛr ˌmɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: prayer n.¹, mill n.¹ Etymology: < prayer n.¹ + mill n.¹ Compare French moulin à prières (1815 or earlier). Compare earlier prayer wheel n. Buddhism. Esp. in Tibet: a prayer wheel, esp. one turned by wind- or water-power. Cf. prayer wheel n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > implement (general) > prayer-wheel > [noun] prayer wheel1788 praying machinea1807 prayer mill1832 praying cylinder1834 praying wheel1854 prayer cylinder1862 1832 J. Bell Syst. Geogr. V. 103 Prayer-mills, which are set in motion by wind or water. 1896 Daily News 16 Nov. 6/2 The pious Tibetan sets his prayer mill agoing by water-power. 1941 F. D. Lessing Let. 31 Mar. in Harvard Jrnl. Asiatic Stud. (1942) 7 155 These prayer mills have developed out of a more common device now fallen into oblivion which consisted of a three-cornered column inscribed with quotations from the scriptures. 1978 P. Matthiessen Snow Leopard iii. 186 Small conduits divert a flow of river water to a group of prayer mills in the form of waterwheels, each one housed separately in its own stone shrine. 1994 Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) (Nexis) 29 Jan. b7 Like an ancient prayer mill being turned and turned, he told everyone he met, ‘We're Jews.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1832
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