(pā′tər-nŏs′tər, pä′-, păt′ər-)

1. often Paternoster The Lord's Prayer.

2. One of the large beads on a rosary on which the Lord's Prayer is said.

3. A sequence of words spoken as a prayer or a magic formula.

4. A weighted fishing line having several jointed attachments for hooks connected by beadlike swivels.

5. 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.