paternoster

Definitions of paternoster
  1. noun
    a string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics)
    synonyms: bidsnoer, rosarium, rozenkrans, rozentuin, zetlijn
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    type of:
    kralensnoer
    several beads threaded together on a string
  2. noun
    the prayer that Christ gave his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:9-13)
    synonyms: onzevader
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    examples:
    onzevader
    (Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as `our father'
    example of:
    bede, gebed
    a fixed text used in praying
  3. noun
    (Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as `our father'
    synonyms: onzevader
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    example of:
    onzevader
    the prayer that Christ gave his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:9-13)
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