- Paternoster - (Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as `our father'
--1 is a kind of Lord's Prayer
- paternoster - a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in a loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor
--2 is a kind of elevator, lift
- paternoster - a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in a loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor