"paternoster" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɑːtəˌnɒstə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɑtəɹˌnɔstɚ/ [General-American], /-ˌnɑstɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-paternoster.wav Forms: paternosters [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English paternoster, pater noster, from Old English Paternoster, from Latin Pater noster (“our father”) (the first two words of the Oratio Dominica (“the Lord's prayer”)), from pater (“father”) + noster (“our”). The lift and the fishing equipment are named from their resemblance to a rosary. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|paternoster}} Middle English paternoster, {{inh|en|ang|Paternoster}} Old English Paternoster, {{der|en|la|Pater noster||our father}} Latin Pater noster (“our father”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} paternoster (plural paternosters)
  1. (Christianity) The Lord's Prayer, especially in a Roman Catholic context. Translations (Lord's prayer): Onse Vader (Afrikaans), اَلصَّلَاة اَلرَّبِّيَّة (alt: aṣ-ṣalā(t) ar-rabbiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), Отче наш (Otče naš) (Bulgarian), paternòster [masculine] (Catalan), parenostre [masculine] (Catalan), 主禱文 /主祷文 (zhǔdǎowén) (Chinese Mandarin), otčenáš [masculine] (Czech), fadervor [neuter] (Danish), Onzevader [neuter] (Dutch), Notre Père [masculine] (French), მამაო ჩვენო (mamao čveno) (Georgian), Vaterunser [neuter] (German), Unservater [neuter] (German), Paternoster [neuter] (German), Gebet des Herrn [neuter] (German), Herrengebet (english: roughly in order of currency) [neuter] (German), miatyánk (Hungarian), páternoszter (Hungarian), Ár nAthair (Irish), An Phaidir [feminine] (Irish), 主の祈り (shu-no inori) (alt: しゅのいのり) (Japanese), pater noster (Middle English), Tatăl Nostru [masculine] (Romanian), о́тче наш (ótče naš) (alt: отче - vocative of отец (otéc)) [masculine] (Russian), О́тче наш (Ótče naš) [masculine] (Russian), paternóster [masculine] (Spanish), padrenuestro [masculine] (Spanish), paternoster [neuter] (Swedish), fadervår [common-gender] (Swedish), Herrens bön [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-paternoster-en-noun-en:the_Lord_s_Prayer__the_Our_Father Categories (other): Christianity, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Named prayers, Occupations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 15 10 16 7 9 2 13 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 15 9 13 9 8 3 15 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 30 10 5 9 8 9 7 14 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 25 11 6 10 9 10 5 16 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 23 11 6 13 7 8 4 15 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 27 11 6 10 9 10 5 15 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 31 10 5 9 8 9 7 14 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 32 11 6 11 7 8 3 16 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 20 14 8 12 9 7 4 15 11 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 13 8 13 8 7 4 15 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 30 10 5 9 8 9 7 15 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 23 13 7 12 9 7 4 16 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 31 11 9 10 6 5 5 15 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 26 11 5 10 8 9 4 19 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 30 10 5 9 8 9 7 14 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 22 12 8 14 7 6 3 20 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 18 14 7 12 7 8 4 20 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 24 13 7 12 8 7 3 16 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 22 14 8 13 8 7 3 16 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 23 15 8 14 8 7 2 15 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 26 11 6 10 9 10 5 16 8 Disambiguation of Named prayers: 27 9 6 7 11 9 4 23 4 Disambiguation of Occupations: 29 12 7 12 7 7 4 17 6 Topics: Christianity Disambiguation of "Lord's prayer": 40 2 1 3 5 20 6 22
  2. A slow, continuously moving lift or elevator consisting of a loop of open-fronted cabins running the height of a building. Translations (slow, continuously moving lift): páternoster [masculine] (Czech), oběžný výtah [masculine] (Czech), paternosterelevator [common-gender] (Danish), Paternoster [masculine] (German), Paternosteraufzug [masculine] (German), Personen-Umlaufaufzug [masculine] (German), Beamtenbagger [masculine] (German), páternoszter (Hungarian), paternoster [neuter] (Romanian), paternosterhiss [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-paternoster-en-noun-en:type_of_lift__type_of_elevator_ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Transport Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 15 10 16 7 9 2 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 22 12 8 14 7 6 3 20 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 18 14 7 12 7 8 4 20 10 Disambiguation of Transport: 9 21 7 13 10 7 7 9 16 Disambiguation of 'slow, continuously moving lift': 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3. (architecture, millwork) A bead-like ornament in mouldings.
    Sense id: en-paternoster-en-noun-en:bead_like_ornament_in_mouldings Categories (other): Architecture Topics: architecture
  4. (fishing) A tackle rig with a heavy sinker at the end of the line, and one or more hooks on traces at right angles spaced above the sinker.
    Sense id: en-paternoster-en-noun-en:type_of_fishing_tackle_rig Categories (other): Fishing, English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Middle English translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 15 10 16 7 9 2 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 22 12 8 14 7 6 3 20 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 18 14 7 12 7 8 4 20 10 Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
  5. (Christianity, archaic) A string of beads used in counting prayers that are said. Tags: archaic Hypernyms: prayer beads Coordinate_terms: rosary[Appendix:Glossary#broadly|broadly]] synonymous>
    Sense id: en-paternoster-en-noun-en:string_of_prayer_beads Categories (other): Christianity, Named prayers Disambiguation of Named prayers: 27 9 6 7 11 9 4 23 4 Topics: Christianity
  6. (Christianity, archaic) Every eleventh bead in a rosary, at which, while counting the beads, the Lord's Prayer is to be repeated. Tags: archaic Hypernyms: prayer bead
    Sense id: en-paternoster-en-noun-en:type_of_prayer_bead Categories (other): Christianity Topics: Christianity
  7. (Christianity, archaic) A medieval artisan who crafted rosary beads or prayer nuts. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-paternoster-en-noun-en:artisan_who_makes_prayer_beads Categories (other): Christianity, People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 Topics: Christianity
  8. (archaic) A patent medicine, so named because salesmen would pray the Lord's Prayer over it before selling it. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-paternoster-en-noun-en:a_patent_medicine Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Named prayers Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 15 10 16 7 9 2 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 22 12 8 14 7 6 3 20 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 18 14 7 12 7 8 4 20 10 Disambiguation of Named prayers: 27 9 6 7 11 9 4 23 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: paternoster lake, paternoster pump, paternoster wheel, paternoster while

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɑːtəˌnɒstə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɑtəɹˌnɔstɚ/ [General-American], /-ˌnɑstɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-paternoster.wav Forms: paternosters [present, singular, third-person], paternostering [participle, present], paternostered [participle, past], paternostered [past]
Etymology: From Middle English paternoster, pater noster, from Old English Paternoster, from Latin Pater noster (“our father”) (the first two words of the Oratio Dominica (“the Lord's prayer”)), from pater (“father”) + noster (“our”). The lift and the fishing equipment are named from their resemblance to a rosary. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|paternoster}} Middle English paternoster, {{inh|en|ang|Paternoster}} Old English Paternoster, {{der|en|la|Pater noster||our father}} Latin Pater noster (“our father”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} paternoster (third-person singular simple present paternosters, present participle paternostering, simple past and past participle paternostered)
  1. (fishing, transitive) To try to catch (fish, etc.) with a paternoster rig. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-paternoster-en-verb-0AQo3iNI Categories (other): Fishing Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle

Inflected forms

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