A stick decorated with feathers, used by various North American Indian peoples in their religious ceremonies.
（用于美洲印第安人宗教仪式、饰有羽毛的）祈祷棒
Example sentencesExamples
Also when we look at the chants, we use prayer stick, drum and cistra and also there is liturgical dance.
He watched Coptic monks, carrying T-shaped prayer sticks, who danced the Psalms.
Every village and town has a procession of priests resplendent in their robes and carrying prayer sticks (to lean on during the inordinately lengthy services), crosses and ornate velvet tasselled umbrellas to shield them from the sun.
In a clearing, Maori warriors are chanting around a niu or prayer stick.
Definition of prayer stick in US English:
prayer stick
noun
A stick decorated with feathers, used by various North American Indian peoples in their religious ceremonies.
（用于美洲印第安人宗教仪式、饰有羽毛的）祈祷棒
Example sentencesExamples
In a clearing, Maori warriors are chanting around a niu or prayer stick.
Every village and town has a procession of priests resplendent in their robes and carrying prayer sticks (to lean on during the inordinately lengthy services), crosses and ornate velvet tasselled umbrellas to shield them from the sun.
Also when we look at the chants, we use prayer stick, drum and cistra and also there is liturgical dance.
He watched Coptic monks, carrying T-shaped prayer sticks, who danced the Psalms.