Paters

About two "paters" later, there appeared at the border a Zmudzian, riding upon a little shaggy pony, whose hoofs were enveloped in sheepskin to avoid the clatter and traces of horses 'hoofs in the mud. ❋ Henryk Sienkiewicz (1881)

He had said multitudinous "paters" and "aves," had repeated "Hail Marys" by the score -- all the while half thinking of something else; but never once in his inmost soul had he said to the Lord -- "Saviour, I am weak; make me strong." ❋ Emily Sarah Holt (1864)

Posner only wants to use the term to describe cases where “government wishes override the informed preferences of competent adults,” which seems a little odd insofar as that would leave it inapplicable to actual paters. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The Abbot Ambrosius, he recollected, understood the weakness of their Popish cause better, when he enjoined him to repeat within his own mind, aves, and credos, and paters, all the while old Henry Warden preached or lectured, that so he might secure himself against lending even ❋ Unknown (2008)

Pregnant women are to say, for their happy delivery, nine paters and nine aves for the benefit of the souls in purgatory, in order that their children may have the happiness of receiving the holy sacrament of baptism. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Had you engaged the maters and paters in friendly conversation, you'd probably have been welcomed. ❋ Laban (2005)

Many realize that a series of beads used to count one's aves and paters eventually became organized to become the original 150 aves emulating the 150 psalms. ❋ Terry Nelson (2006)

Terry - This is another reason I suspicious about Medjugorje - Our Lady gave way too many specifics to be done by the faithful, fasting 2 days a week, a certain amount of paters and aves, all the mysteries of the rosary daily - that's a big menu - one cannot be holier than the Church. ❋ Terry Nelson (2006)

I serve the duty of my chapel duly and truly — Two masses daily, morning and evening, primes, noons, and vespers, aves, credos, paters — “Excepting moonlight nights, when the venison is in season,” said his guest. ❋ Unknown (2004)

I would like one with black wood beads, and deep red paters and antique cross. ❋ Wench77 (2003)

Its achievements would be evaluated on a quarterly basis and priorities might be adapted according to crime paters and intelligence at the police's disposal. ❋ Unknown (2000)

Had the priest been less absorbed in his paters he might, perhaps, have heard after the fourth or fifth some smothered ejaculations of that humorous bishop who had perpetrated the "Amen." ❋ Various (N/A)

And Louise smiled knowingly, as one who, although most devout, perhaps had missed a few paters or credos in listening to idle worldly gossip. ❋ Frederic Stewart Isham (N/A)

The penitents attending on these occasions ascend the hill barefoot, kneel by the stream and repeat a number of paters and aves, then enter it, go through the stream three times, at a slow pace, reciting their prayers. ❋ George Barton Cutten (N/A)

If I wasn’t a good Christian, it’s on my naked knees I’d be saying my prayers and paters to every jackstraw you have roofing your head, and every stony pebble is paving the laneway to your door. ❋ John Millington (1911)

-- If I wasn't a good Christian, it's on my naked knees I'd be saying my prayers and paters to every jackstraw you have roofing your head, and every stony pebble is paving the laneway to your door. ❋ Unknown (1907)

It will be a new thing to the saints in Torquilstone to hear aves and paters; they have not been so honoured, I trow, since they were cut out of stone. '' ❋ Unknown (1892)

Then he remained quite still for about five _paters_ and _aves_, and smiled toward the ceiling. ❋ Henryk Sienkiewicz (1881)

Cuthbert, or whoever shall come after him, sings the mass, you will remember me and breathe my name in your prayers when they say the memento for the faithful dead; and again, there shall be little children learning their paters and their sweet little prayers, as you and I learned them at our mother's knee: and you will show them my tomb, where ❋ Unknown (1863)

[Dimitris] G : Pater, Pater, Pater I have something important to tell you!!! [Priest] : [Go away] I don't have time for this!!! ❋ Greek_Cypriot (2022)

[fist me] pater ❋ Paterscum (2018)

[fist me] pater ❋ Paterscum (2018)

That guy is such a Pater, he pushed that [old lady] down [the stairs] and then kicked that American [Bald Eagle] ❋ Pater (2003)

If you [steal] my [gaming] [controller], I will Pater you. ❋ Therealdom_100 (2022)

[don't talk] to [that girl] [she is] a pater ❋ Josh Adeosun (2005)

[Im] so [gonna] [patera] you! ❋ Steve (2003)

Deus [Pater] is equal to Zeus Pater, Jupiter, and [Jove] ([Yohweh]) ❋ EtymologyResearcher (2023)

"He's doing a hirni!" ❋ The Friendly Friend (2004)

Pater kleomenis [taught] me how to bzoioum a [devil] [chocolate cake] ❋ Pater Kleomenis Fan (2021)