Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PATERNOSTER

n.[L. our father. ] The Lord's prayer.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PATERNOSTER

Pa "ter *nos `ter, n. Etym: [L., Our Father. ]

 

1. The Lord's prayer, so called from the first two words of the Latin version.

 

2. (Arch. )

 

Defn: A beadlike ornament in moldings.

 

3. (Angling )

 

Defn: A line with a row of hooks and bead Paternoster pump, Paternoster wheel, a chain pump; a noria. -- Paternoster while, the space of time required for repeating a paternoster. Udall.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

paternoster

pa ter nos ter |ˈpätərˌnästər, ˈpatər -ˈpædərˌnɑstər | ▶noun 1 (in the Roman Catholic Church ) the Lord's Prayer, esp. in Latin. • any of a number of special beads occurring at regular intervals in a rosary, indicating that the Lord's Prayer is to be recited. 2 (also paternoster lift ) an elevator consisting of a series of linked doorless compartments moving continuously on an endless belt. ORIGIN Old English, from Latin pater noster ‘our father, ’ the first words of the Lord's Prayer.

 

Oxford Dictionary

paternoster

paternoster |ˌpatəˈnɒstə | ▶noun 1 (in the Roman Catholic Church ) the Lord's Prayer, especially in Latin. • any of a number of special beads occurring at regular intervals in a rosary, indicating that the Lord's Prayer is to be recited. 2 (also paternoster lift ) a lift consisting of a series of linked compartments moving continuously on an endless belt. 3 (also paternoster line ) a fishing line to which hooks or weights are attached at intervals. ORIGIN Old English, from Latin pater noster ‘our father ’, the first words of the Lord's Prayer.

 

Duden Dictionary

Paternoster

Pa ter nos ter Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Patern o ster |das Paternoster; Genitiv: des Paternosters, Plural: die Paternoster lateinisch pater noster = unser Vater; Anfangsworte des Gebets (Matthäus 6, 9 )Vaterunser

 

Paternoster

Pa ter nos ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |Patern o ster |der Paternoster; Genitiv: des Paternosters, Plural: die Paternoster kurz für: Paternosterwerk, meist Bezeichnung für ein Wasserhebewerk mit einer endlosen Kette; nach den aneinandergereihten Perlen der Paternosterschnur (= älter für »Rosenkranz «)Aufzug mit mehreren vorne offenen Kabinen, die ständig in der gleichen Richtung umlaufen

 

Paternosteraufzug

Pa ter nos ter auf zug Substantiv, maskulin , der |Patern o steraufzug |

 

Spanish Dictionary

paternóster

paternóster nombre masculino Padrenuestro, especialmente el que se dice en la misa y es una de las partes de ella :llegados al paternóster, los fieles se dan la paz .