(EN) praying-wheel

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• Praying wheel — Praying Pray ing, a. & n. from {Pray}, v. [1913 Webster] {Praying insect}, {Praying locust}, or {Praying mantis} (Zo[ o]l.), a mantis, especially {Mantis religiosa}. See {Mantis}. {Praying machine}, or {Praying wheel}, a wheel on which prayers… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Praying — Pray ing, a. & n. from {Pray}, v. [1913 Webster] {Praying insect}, {Praying locust}, or {Praying mantis} (Zo[ o]l.), a mantis, especially {Mantis religiosa}. See {Mantis}. {Praying machine}, or {Praying wheel}, a wheel on which prayers are pasted …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Praying insect — Praying Pray ing, a. & n. from {Pray}, v. [1913 Webster] {Praying insect}, {Praying locust}, or {Praying mantis} (Zo[ o]l.), a mantis, especially {Mantis religiosa}. See {Mantis}. {Praying machine}, or {Praying wheel}, a wheel on which prayers… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Praying locust — Praying Pray ing, a. & n. from {Pray}, v. [1913 Webster] {Praying insect}, {Praying locust}, or {Praying mantis} (Zo[ o]l.), a mantis, especially {Mantis religiosa}. See {Mantis}. {Praying machine}, or {Praying wheel}, a wheel on which prayers… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Praying machine — Praying Pray ing, a. & n. from {Pray}, v. [1913 Webster] {Praying insect}, {Praying locust}, or {Praying mantis} (Zo[ o]l.), a mantis, especially {Mantis religiosa}. See {Mantis}. {Praying machine}, or {Praying wheel}, a wheel on which prayers… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Praying mantis — Praying Pray ing, a. & n. from {Pray}, v. [1913 Webster] {Praying insect}, {Praying locust}, or {Praying mantis} (Zo[ o]l.), a mantis, especially {Mantis religiosa}. See {Mantis}. {Praying machine}, or {Praying wheel}, a wheel on which prayers… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• praying-machine — n. 1. Praying mill, praying wheel. 2. Formalist, maker of vain repetitions, suppliant with the lips …   New dictionary of synonyms

• Jesus, Take the Wheel — Single par Carrie Underwood extrait de l’album Some Hearts Sortie octobre 2005 Durée 3:46 Genre Country Format Digital Download …   Wikipédia en Français

• prayer wheel — n a drum shaped object with prayers on it or inside it, which Tibetan Buddhists turn on a pole as a way of praying …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• 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 — n. a revolving cylinder containing written sacred texts, used by Tibetan Buddhists in praying …   English World dictionary