lord's prayer

lord prayer

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [lawrd prair]
- /lɔrd prɛər/
- /ˌlɔːdzˈpreər preə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lawrd prair]
- /lɔrd prɛər/

Definitions of lord's prayer words

noun lord's prayer the, the prayer given by Jesus to His disciples, and beginning with the words Our Father. Matt. 6:9–13; Luke 11:2–4. 1
noun lord's prayer Christian prayer: sung, recited 1
proper noun lord's prayer The Lord's Prayer is a Christian prayer that was originally taught by Jesus Christ to his followers. 0
noun lord's prayer the prayer beginning Our Father, which Jesus taught his disciples: Matt. 6:9-13 0

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Origin of lord's prayer

First appearance:

before 1540

One of the 30% oldest English words

First recorded in 1540-50

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lord's prayer popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.