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Definition of prayer wheel noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

prayer wheel

noun

/ˈpreə wiːl/

/ˈprer wiːl/

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(in Tibetan Buddhism) a small drum-shaped object that is turned as a way of saying a prayer or meditatingTopics Religion and festivalsc2

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