paternoster

pa·ter·nos·ter  (ptr-nstr, pä-, ptr-)

n.

1. often Paternoster The Lord's Prayer.

2. One of the large beads on a rosary on which the Lord's Prayer is said.

3. A sequence of words spoken as a prayer or a magic formula.

4. A weighted fishing line having several jointed attachments for hooks connected by beadlike swivels.

5. An elevator constructed of a series of doorless compartments hung on chains that move slowly and continuously, allowing passengers to step on and off at will.

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[Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin : Latin pater, father; see pater + Latin noster, our; see nes-² in Indo-European roots.]

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Paternoster

Noun

RC Church the Lord's Prayer [Latin pater noster our father]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Paternoster - (Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as `our father' Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
	2.	paternoster - 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 elevator, lift - lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom