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Middle English
Etymology
From Old English Paternoster, 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)
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