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prayer wheel

noun

: a round container that is filled with prayers written on paper and that turns on a tall pole

Full Definition of PRAYER WHEEL

:  a cylinder of wood or metal that revolves on an axis and contains written prayers and that is used in praying by Tibetan Buddhists
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First Known Use of PRAYER WHEEL

1814

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