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- [pey-ter-nos-ter, pah‐, pat-er‐]
- /ˈpeɪ tərˈnɒs tər, ˈpɑ‐, ˈpæt ər‐/
- /ˈpætəˈnɔstə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pey-ter-nos-ter, pah‐, pat-er‐]
- /ˈpeɪ tərˈnɒs tər, ˈpɑ‐, ˈpæt ər‐/
Definitions of paternoster word
- noun paternoster a molding having the form of a row of pearls. 1
- noun paternoster Christianity: Lord's Prayer 1
- noun paternoster continuous elevator 1
- noun paternoster the beads at the ends of each decade of the rosary marking the points at which the Paternoster is recited 0
- noun paternoster any fixed form of words used as a prayer or charm 0
- noun paternoster a type of fishing tackle in which short lines and hooks are attached at intervals to the main line 0
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Origin of paternoster
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English, Old English: Lord's prayer < Latin pater noster our father, its first two words in the Vulgate (Matthew VI: 9
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Parts of speech for Paternoster
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
paternoster popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
paternoster usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for paternoster
noun paternoster
- abraxas — an ancient charm composed of Greek letters: originally believed to have magical powers and inscribed on amulets, etc, but from the second century ad personified by Gnostics as a deity, the source of divine emanations
- keyword — a word that serves as a key, as to the meaning of another word, a sentence, passage, or the like.
- keywords — a word that serves as a key, as to the meaning of another word, a sentence, passage, or the like.
- opener — a person or thing that opens.
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