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Definitions of paternoster in various dictionaries:
noun - (Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin
noun - 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
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| (in the Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer, especially in Latin. |
| a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in a loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor |
| (Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin translates as our father' |
| A lift consisting of a series of linked compartments moving continuously on an endless belt. |
| A fishing line to which hooks or weights are attached at intervals. |
| The Lord's Prayer. |
| One of the large beads on a rosary on which the Lord's Prayer is said. |
| A sequence of words spoken as a prayer or a magic formula. |
| A weighted fishing line having several jointed attachments for hooks connected by beadlike swivels. |
| An elevator constructed of a series of doorless compartments hung on chains that move slowly and continuously, allowing passengers to step on and off at will. |
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A paternoster (, , or ) or paternoster lift is a passenger elevator which consists of a chain of open compartments (each usually designed for two persons) that move slowly in a loop up and down inside a building without stopping. Passengers can step on or off at any floor they like. The same technique is also used for filing cabinets to store large amounts of (paper) documents or for small spare parts. The much smaller belt manlift which consists of an endless belt with steps and rungs but no compartments is also sometimes called a paternoster. * The name paternoster ("Our Father", the first two words of the Lord's Prayer in Latin), was originally applied to the device because the elevator is in the form of a loop and is thus similar to rosary beads used as an aid in reciting prayers.The construction of new paternosters was stopped in the mid-1970s due to safety concerns, but public sentiment has kept many of the remaining examples open. By far most remaining paternosters are in Europe, |