prayer wheel

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [prair hweel, weel]
- /prɛər ʰwil, wil/
- /preə(r) wiːl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [prair hweel, weel]
- /prɛər ʰwil, wil/

Definitions of prayer wheel words

noun prayer wheel a wheel or cylinder inscribed with or containing prayers, used chiefly by Buddhists of Tibet. 1
noun prayer wheel (esp in Tibet) a wheel or cylinder inscribed with or containing prayers, each revolution of which is counted as an uttered prayer, so that such prayers can be repeated by turning it 0
noun prayer wheel a revolving cylinder containing written sacred texts, used by Tibetan Buddhists in praying 0

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Origin of prayer wheel

First appearance:

before 1805

One of the 41% newest English words

First recorded in 1805-15

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Parts of speech for Prayer wheel

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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prayer wheel popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

prayer wheel usage trend in Literature

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