prayer wheel

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/prɛə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prâr)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
prayer′ wheel′  (prâr),USA pronunciation 
  1. Eastern Religionsa wheel or cylinder inscribed with or containing prayers, used chiefly by Buddhists of Tibet.
  • 1805–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
prayer wheel /prɛə/ n
  1. (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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