18 October 2018
paternoster
[pey-ter-nos-ter, pah‐, pat-er‐]
noun
1. (often initial capital letter). Also, Pater Noster. the Lord’s Prayer, especially in the Latin form.
2. a recitation of this prayer as an act of worship.
3. one of certain beads in a rosary, regularly every 11th bead, differing in size or material from the rest and indicating that the Lord’s Prayer is to be said.
4. any fixed recital of words used as a prayer or magical charm.
5. a doorless, continuously moving elevator for passengers or goods, having numerous platforms or compartments that rise or descend on a moving chain.
6. (initial capital letter) Architecture. pearl molding.
Origin of paternoster
Latin
1000 before 1000; Middle English, Old English: Lord’s prayer < Latin pater noster our father, its first two words in the Vulgate (Matthew VI: 9
pearl molding
noun, Architecture.
1. a molding having the form of a row of pearls.
Also called bead molding, Paternoster.
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Examples from the Web for paternoster
Historical Examples
paternoster rises sheer from the water to a height of more than 900 feet.
The Last Voyage
Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
I will say my paternoster in English with anybody, and my Belief too, for that matter.
In the Days of Drake
J. S. Fletcher
Christians we are,” said Pharaoh, “and will say our paternoster and Credo with any man.
In the Days of Drake
J. S. Fletcher
Death gave him time only to recite an Ave Maria, and a paternoster.
Italian Popular Tales
Thomas Frederick Crane
Not a thought of prayer, not one paternoster entered his mind.
The French Prisoners of Norman Cross
Arthur Brown
She began to repeat her paternoster, but she forgot how the words came.
Stories By English Authors: France
Various
She had not been able to pray; ave and paternoster alike had failed her.
Remember the Alamo
Amelia E. Barr
Some said “Our Father” and some ” paternoster,” and they all meant the same.
The Transformation of Job
Frederick Vining Fisher
Such a bill as came in this week past from a silkman in paternoster Row!
It Might Have Been
Emily Sarah Holt
Then to paternoster Row to buy things for my wife against her going.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete
Samuel Pepys
Anagram
eastern port
neater sport
parent store
near protest
Today’s quote
Modern slavery is a hidden crime and notoriously difficult to measure.
– Mo Ibrahim
On this day
18 October – Anti-slavery day, created by an act of the U.K. Parliament in 2010. It defines modern day slavery as child trafficking, forced labour, domestic servitude and trafficking for sexual exploitation. It provides an opportunity to draw attention to the subject and to pressure government, local authorities, public institutions and private and public companies to address the scale and scope of human trafficking.
18 October 1776 – the ‘cocktail’ is invented when a customer requests a drink decorated with a bird-tail, in a New York bar.
18 October 1867 – Formal transfer of Alaska from Russia to the United States. Every year, 18 October is celebrated as Alaska Day.
18 October 1926 – birth of Chuck Berry, legendary American musician and pioneer of rock and roll and famous for songs such as ‘Roll Over Beethoven’ and ‘Johnny B. Goode’. Died 18 March 2017.
18 October 1931 – death of Thomas Edison, U.S. inventor. Born 11 February 1847.