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Prayer Wheel

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Noun

1. prayer wheel

a cylinder with prayers written on it; each revolution counts as uttering the prayers; used especially by Buddhists in Tibet

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Prayer Wheel

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noun
Buddhism
(esp in Tibet) a wheel or cylinder inscribed with or containing prayers, each revolution of which is counted as an uttered prayer, so that such prayers can be repeated by turning it

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Prayer Wheel

see synonyms of prayer wheel
a revolving cylinder containing written sacred texts, used by Tibetan Buddhists in praying

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Prayer Wheel

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n.
A cylinder containing or inscribed with prayers or litanies that is revolved on its axis in devotions, especially by Tibetan Buddhists.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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