pater noster

See also: paternoster, Paternoster, páternoster, and Pater noster

Middle English

Alternative forms

• paternoster

Etymology

From Old English pater noster, from Latin Pater noster.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpatər ˌnɔstər/, /ˈpaːtər ˌnɔstər/

Noun

pater noster (plural pater nosters or pater noster)

1. The Lord's prayer or its recitation.
2. A stringed set of prayer beads; a rosary.
3. (rare) A demarcated prayer bead (indicating that it is the time to begin the Lord's Prayer)

Descendants

• English: paternoster

References

• “pā̆ter-noster, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.