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PRAYER WHEEL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does prayer wheel mean?
• PRAYER WHEEL (noun)
The noun PRAYER WHEEL has 1 sense:
1. a cylinder with prayers written on it; each revolution counts as uttering the prayers; used especially by Buddhists in Tibet
Familiarity information: PRAYER WHEEL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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...):
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