| 单词 | paternoster |
| 释义 | paternoster /pay"teuhr nos"teuhr, pah"-, pat"euhr-/, n. 1. (often cap.) Also, Pater Noster. the Lord's Prayer, esp. in the Latin form. 2. a recitation of this prayer as an act of worship. 3. one of certain beads in a rosary, regularly every 11th bead, differing in size or material from the rest and indicating that the Lord's Prayer is to be said. 4. any fixed recital of words used as a prayer or magical charm. 5. a doorless, continuously moving elevator for passengers or goods, having numerous platforms or compartments that rise or descend on a moving chain. 6. (cap.) Archit. See pearl molding. [bef. 1000; ME, OE: Lord's prayer < L pater noster our father, its first two words in the Vulgate (Matthew VI: 9] |
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