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Noun: paternoster  ,pa-tu(r),nó-stu(r)
Usage: Brit
  1. A type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in an endless loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor
    "The old department store still used a paternoster elevator, which fascinated visitors"
Noun: Paternoster
  1. The Lord's Prayer, especially in Latin beginning with "Pater Noster" (Our Father)
    "The congregation recited the Paternoster in unison"

Derived forms: paternosters

Type of: elevator [N. Amer, Austral, NZ], lift [Brit], Lord's Prayer

Encyclopedia: Paternoster, South Africa