Lord's Prayer

[ prair ]

noun

1. the Christian prayer beginning with the words Our Father.

Lord's Prayer

noun

1. the Lord's Prayer
   the prayer taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples, as in Matthew 6:9–13, Luke 11:2–4 Also known asOur Fatheresp Latin versionPaternoster

Lord's Prayer

1. The prayer Jesus taught his followers in the Sermon on the Mount : “Our Father, which art in heaven , hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done, in Earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” Some versions of the Bible (see also Bible ) add words of praise at the end: “For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.”

Notes

The same prayer, with slight variations, is still taught and recited in almost all Christian churches .

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lord's Prayer¹

First recorded in 1540–50

Example Sentences

In the translation of the Lords Prayer, the word toon is a simple pronoun.

From Project Gutenberg

After a little more conversation, I desired her to join with me in repeating the Lords Prayer.

From Project Gutenberg

In the 2nd Company the soldiers did not even know the Lords Prayer.

From Project Gutenberg

Their priests used no vestments, and no forms of prayer but the Lords Prayer.

From Project Gutenberg

Have you ever studied the language of the Lords Prayer?Lead us not into temptation.

From Project Gutenberg