paternoster
Example Sentences
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Such so-called paternoster elevators still survive in some German public buildings.
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2023
Out out, one in There are an estimated 250 paternoster lifts still in use in Germany.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 14, 2015
In 1876 the General Post Office in London got one, which is often referred to as the first in the world, although Ellis had installed a paternoster in Oriel Chambers, Liverpool, eight years before.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 14, 2015
The paternoster is the VW Beetle among lifts.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 14, 2015
The expression, "Thy kingdom come," in the paternoster, so different from the latter petition: "May we come into thy kingdom," looks towards an earthly paradise.
From The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity by Frothingham, Octavius Brooks
