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- proper noun
God , especially used inChristianity . - proper noun Alternative term for
Lord's Prayer
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Examples
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She began to pray a bit more fervently, whispering, Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name.
Archive 2010-03-01 Fred Kiesche 2010
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She began to pray a bit more fervently, whispering, Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name.
The Lensman's Children Fred Kiesche 2010
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For we ask these things as we pray the prayer that you have taught us to pray, saying, Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name.
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"_Notre Père, ... les replies les plus profonds de nos coeurs_" -- "Our Father, who art in heaven, Thou whose searching glance penetrates even to the inmost recesses of our hearts."
The Martian George Du Maurier 1865
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