pa·ter·nos·ter –noun
1.(often initial capital letter) Also,
Pater Noster. the Lord's Prayer, esp. in the Latin form.
2.a recitation of this prayer as an act of worship.
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[Origin: bef. 1000; ME, OE: Lord's prayer < L pater noster our father, its first two words in the Vulgate (Matthew VI: 9]
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Random House Unabridged Dictionary,
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=pate...Although the Latin term oratio dominica is of early date, the phrase "Lord's Prayer" does not seem to have been generally familiar in England before the Reformation. During the Middle Ages the "Our Father" was always said in Latin, even by the uneducated. Hence it was then most commonly known as the
Pater noster.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09356a.htmCommon Catholic Prayers
Pater NosterOur Father,who art in Heaven,hallowed by Thy name, ...
http://www.catholic-pages.com/prayers/other.aspLord's Prayer
Latin Oratio Dominica, also called
Pater Noster (Latin: “Our Father”), prayer taught by Jesus to his disciples, and the principal prayer used by all Christians in common worship. ...
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9048957/...At the start of the communion rite, the priest calls on the people to pray the most universal of Christian prayers—the Lord's Prayer (the "Our Father," the
Pater Noster)—whose author, according to the Gospels, was Christ himself. The prayer is said or sung, ...
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-257706/R...The Lord's Prayer,[1] also known as the Our Father or
Pater noster is probably the best-known prayer in Christianity.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pater_Nosterpaternoster/pattrnostr/
• noun (in the Roman Catholic Church) the Lord’s Prayer, especially in Latin.
— ORIGIN from Latin pater noster ‘our father’, the first words of the Lord’s Prayer.
http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/paternos...paternosterpa·ter·nos·ter [ ptər nóstər, pàytər nóstər ] (plural pa·ter·nos·ters)
noun
Definition:
1. Lord's Prayer: in Roman Catholicism, the Lord's Prayer, or a recitation of it
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictio...paternosterMain Entry: pa·ter·nos·ter
Pronunciation: \ˌpä-tər-ˈnäs-tər, ˈpa-tər-ˌ, ˈpä-ˌter-ˈ, -ˈnäs-ˌter\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Medieval Latin, from Latin pater noster our father, from the opening words
Date: before 12th century
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often capitalized : lord's prayer
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Di...paternosterSYLLABICATION:pa·ter·nos·ter
PRONUNCIATION: ptr-nstr, pä-, ptr-
NOUN:1. often
Paternoster The Lord's Prayer.
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Paternoster[das]
das nach den lateinischen Anfangsworten benannte → Vaterunser.
http://www.wissen.de/wde/generator/wissen/res...Paternoster [lateinisch »Vater unser«],
1) christliche Kirchen: das, das →Vaterunser...
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Paternoster das, christliche Kirchen: →Vaterunser.
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