"prie-dieu" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /pɹiːˈdjəː/ [UK] Forms: prie-dieus [plural], prie-dieux [plural]
Etymology: From French prie-Dieu, from prie (“pray”) + Dieu (“God”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|prie-Dieu}} French prie-Dieu, {{m|fr|prie||pray}} prie (“pray”), {{m|fr|Dieu||God}} Dieu (“God”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|prie-dieux}} prie-dieu (plural prie-dieus or prie-dieux)
  1. A piece of furniture on which someone can pray, consisting of a cushioned area to kneel on, with a built-in ledge for books. Wikipedia link: prie-dieu Categories (topical): Furniture Translations (a piece of furniture on which someone can pray): belaunaulki (Basque), bank-ilinek [masculine] (Breton), reclinatori [masculine] (Catalan), 小跪凳 (xiǎoguìdèng) (Chinese Mandarin), knæleskammel [common-gender] (Danish), kerkstoel [masculine] (Dutch), bidstoel [masculine] (Dutch), preĝbenko (Esperanto), prie-Dieu [masculine] (French), Betpult [neuter] (German), imazsámoly (Hungarian), térdeplő (Hungarian), prego-stulo (Ido), stól urnaí [masculine] (Irish), inginocchiatoio [masculine] (Italian), klauptas [masculine] (Lithuanian), klęcznik [masculine] (Polish), kľačadlo [neuter] (Slovak), reclinatorio [masculine] (Spanish), bönpall [common-gender] (Swedish), bönestol [common-gender] (Swedish)

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