prayer wheel

prayer wheel
noun
a cylinder with prayers written on it; each revolution counts as uttering the prayers; used especially by Buddhists in Tibet
• Hypernyms: ↑prayer, ↑petition, ↑orison

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noun
: a cylinder of wood or metal revolving on an axis and containing written prayers that are considered efficacious by Tibetan Buddhists

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/prair/
a wheel or cylinder inscribed with or containing prayers, used chiefly by Buddhists of Tibet.
[1805-15]

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prayer wheel noun
A drum wrapped with strips of paper inscribed with prayers deemed by Buddhists of Tibet to be proffered when the drum is turned
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Main Entry: ↑prayer

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prayer wheel «prair»,
a cylinder inscribed with or containing prayers, used by the Buddhists of Tibet. When it is rotated each turn counts as an uttered prayer.

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n. a revolving cylinder inscribed with or containing prayers, a revolution of which symbolizes the repetition of a prayer, used by Tibetan Buddhists

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noun, pl ⋯ wheels [count]
: a round container that is filled with prayers written on paper and that turns on a tall pole
◇ Prayer wheels are used by Tibetan Buddhists.

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ˈprayer wheel 7 [prayer wheel prayer wheels] noun
(in Tibetan Buddhism) an object that is turned as a way of saying a prayer or meditating

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  • prayer wheel — wheel inscribed with prayers that is used mainly by Tibetan Buddhists …   English contemporary dictionary

  • prayer wheel — /ˈprɛə wil/ (say prair weel) noun a wheel or cylinder inscribed with or containing prayers, used chiefly by Buddhists of Tibet (now the Xizang AR) as a mechanical aid to continual praying, each revolution counting as an uttered prayer …  

  • prayer wheel — noun a small revolving cylinder inscribed with or containing prayers, a revolution of which symbolizes the repetition of a prayer, used by Tibetan Buddhists …   English new terms dictionary

  • prayer wheel — noun Date: 1814 a cylinder of wood or metal that revolves on an axis and contains written prayers and that is used in praying by Tibetan Buddhists …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • PRAYER WHEEL —    a device used in Tibetan BUDDHISM consisting of a cylinder containing written PRAYERS and MANTRAS which is believed to take effect when rotated …   Concise dictionary of Religion

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