PRAYER WHEEL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("prayer wheel" is a kind of...):

orison; petition; prayer (reverent petition to a deity)

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