paternoster in Chinese
paternoster in Chinese is 主祷文 — paternoster means the Lord's Prayer, especially in a Roman Catholic setting.
paternoster in Chinese
主祷文
Pronounced: zhǔ dǎo wén
(archaic) A patent medicine, so named because salesmen would pray the Lord's Prayer over it before selling it.
What does "paternoster" mean?
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noun The Lord's Prayer, especially in a Roman Catholic setting.
"The children learned to recite the paternoster at school."
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noun A slow elevator made of a continuous loop of open cabins that never stops moving.
"Visitors have to step on and off the paternoster while it keeps moving."
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noun A fishing rig with a heavy weight at the bottom and hooks attached on short lines above it.
"He tied a paternoster rig to fish for cod from the pier."
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paternoster in a sentence
- The children learned to recite the paternoster at school.
- She whispered a paternoster before the service began.
- Visitors have to step on and off the paternoster while it keeps moving.
- The old office building still has a working paternoster.
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What is "paternoster" in Chinese?
"paternoster" in Chinese is 主祷文. paternoster means: The Lord's Prayer, especially in a Roman Catholic setting.
How do you pronounce 主祷文?
"paternoster" in Chinese is 主祷文, pronounced "zhǔ dǎo wén".
How do you use "paternoster" in a sentence?
Example: "The children learned to recite the paternoster at school." In Chinese, "paternoster" is 主祷文.
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