<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>(often initial capital letter) Also Pater Noster.</li><li>the Lord's Prayer, especially in the Latin form.</li><li>a recitation of this prayer as an act of worship.</li><li>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.</li><li>any fixed recital of words used as a prayer or magical charm.</li><li>a doorless, continuously moving elevator for passengers or goods, having numerous platforms or compartments that rise or descend on a moving chain.</li><li>(initial capital letter) Architecture. pearl molding.</li></ul>