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A piece of furniture on which someone can pray, consisting of a cushioned area to kneel on, with a built-in ledge for books.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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low bench for kneeling on
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: bench
From French prie-Dieu, from prie (“pray”) + Dieu (“God”).
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Basque:
belaunaulki
— a piece of furniture on which someone can pray
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Breton:
bank-ilinek
— a piece of furniture on which someone can pray
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Catalan:
reclinatori
— a piece of furniture on which someone can pray
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Chinese Mandarin:
小跪凳
(xiǎoguìdèng)
— a piece of furniture on which someone can pray
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Czech:
klekátko
— a piece of furniture on which someone can pray
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Danish:
knæleskammel
— a piece of furniture on which someone can pray
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Dutch:
kerkstoel
— a piece of furniture on which someone can pray
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Dutch:
bidstoel
— a piece of furniture on which someone can pray
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Esperanto:
preĝbenko
— a piece of furniture on which someone can pray
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French:
prie-Dieu
— a piece of furniture on which someone can pray
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German:
Betpult
— a piece of furniture on which someone can pray
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Hungarian:
imazsámoly
— a piece of furniture on which someone can pray
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Hungarian:
térdeplő
— a piece of furniture on which someone can pray
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Ido:
prego-stulo
— a piece of furniture on which someone can pray
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Irish:
stól urnaí
— a piece of furniture on which someone can pray
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Italian:
inginocchiatoio
— a piece of furniture on which someone can pray
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Lithuanian:
klauptas
— a piece of furniture on which someone can pray
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Polish:
klęcznik
— a piece of furniture on which someone can pray
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Slovak:
kľačadlo
— a piece of furniture on which someone can pray
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Spanish:
reclinatorio
— a piece of furniture on which someone can pray
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Swedish:
bönpall
— a piece of furniture on which someone can pray
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Swedish:
bönestol
— a piece of furniture on which someone can pray