pater noster
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English pater noster, from Latin Pater noster.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpatər ˌnɔstər/, /ˈpaːtər ˌnɔstər/
Noun
pater noster (plural pater nosters or pater noster)
- The Lord's prayer or its recitation.
- A stringed set of prayer beads; a rosary.
- (rare) A demarcated prayer bead (indicating that it is the time to begin the Lord's Prayer)
Descendants
- English: paternoster
References
- “pā̆ter-noster, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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