PATERNOSTER as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • 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
    Hypernyms(s) paternoster is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • (Roman Catholic Church) the Lord’’s Prayer in Latin
    • translates as `our father”
    Hypernyms(s) Paternoster is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower