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1. (n.) rosary
a series of prayers recited by Roman Catholics as a private devotion, usu. consisting of groups of ten aves preceded by a paternoster and followed by a Gloria Patri, each group being accompanied by meditation on a mystery in the lives of Jesus or Mary.
2. rosary
a string of beads used in counting these prayers during their recitation.
3. rosary
a similar string used in praying by other religious groups.
Etymology: (1865–70)
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| Definition of 'rosary' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) rosary, prayer beads
a string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics)
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) rosary
a bed of roses, or place where roses grow
2. (noun) rosary
a series of prayers (see Note below) arranged to be recited in order, on beads; also, a string of beads by which the prayers are counted
3. (noun) rosary
a chapelet; a garland; a series or collection, as of beautiful thoughts or of literary selections
4. (noun) rosary
a coin bearing the figure of a rose, fraudulently circulated in Ireland in the 13th century for a penny
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. rosary
a string of beads used by Hindus, Buddhists, Mohammedans, and Roman Catholics as an aid to the memory during devotional exercises; the rosary of the Roman Catholics consists of beads of two sizes, the larger ones mark the number of Paternosters and the smaller the number of Ave Marias repeated; of the former there are usually five, of the latter fifty.
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Sense: (a string of beads representing) a group of prayers, used by Roman Catholics.
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 Afrikaans: rosekrans |
 Arabic: سُبْحَه، مَسبَحَه |
 Bulgarian: молитви |
 Brazilian: rosário |
 Czech: růženec |
 German: der Rosenkranz |
 Danish: rosenkrans |
 Greek: κομποσκοίνι |
 Spanish: rosario |
 Estonian: roosikrants |
 Farsi: تسبیح |
 Finnish: rukousnauha |
 French: chapelet |
 Hebrew: מַחרוֹזֶת |
 Hindi: जपमाला, गुलाब का बाग |
 Croatian: krunica |
 Hungarian: rózsafüzér |
 Indonesian: tasbih |
 Icelandic: talnaband |
 Italian: rosario, corona |
 Japanese: ロザリオ |
 Korean: 묵주 |
 Lithuanian: rožančius, rožinis |
 Latvian: rožukronis |
 Malay: tasbih |
 Dutch: rozenkrans |
 Norwegian: rosenkrans |
 Polish: różaniec |
 Persian: تسبیح |
 Pashto: تسبیح |
 Portuguese: rosário |
 Romanian: mătănii |
 Russian: чётки |
 Slovak: ruženec |
 Slovenian: rožni venec |
 Serbian: brojanica |
 Swedish: radband |
 Thai: สายลูกประคำของคริสต์นิกาย |
 Turkish: tesbih |
 Taiwanese: 天主教的念珠 |
 Ukrainian: молитви з чотками |
 Urdu: گلاب کے پھولوں کا تختہ |
 Vietnamese: chuỗi tràng hạt |
 Chinese: （天主教）念珠串，念珠一串念珠 |
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