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Definition of: paternoster
(pā′tər·nos′tər) noun
1. The Lord's Prayer: the prayer taught to his disciples by Jesus. Matt. vi 9–13. Also Pater Noster.
2. A recitation of this prayer.
3. A bead of the rosary, indicating that a paternoster is to be recited.
4. Any formula repeated in a low voice. [<L pater noster our father, the opening words of the prayer in Latin]
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