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Definitions for prayer beads
prɛərprayer beads
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Princeton's WordNet
rosary, prayer beadsnoun
a string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics)
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prayer beadsnoun
A string of beads used by members of various religions to count prayers, chants or devotions.
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Prayer beads
Prayer beads are a form of beadwork used to count the repetitions of prayers, chants, or mantras by members of various religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Shinto, Umbanda, Islam, Sikhism, the Baháʼí Faith, and some Christian denominations, such as the Roman Catholic Church, the Lutheran Church, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, and the Eastern Orthodox Churches. Common forms of beaded devotion include the mequteria in Oriental Orthodox Christianity, the chotki in Eastern Orthodox Christianity, the Wreath of Christ in Lutheran Christianity, the Dominican rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Roman Catholic Christianity, the dhikr (remembrance of God) in Islam, the japamala in Buddhism and Hinduism, and the Jaap Sahib in Sikhism.
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prayer beads
Prayer beads are a set of beads used in various cultures and religions around the world as a tool to aid in prayer, meditation, or chanting. They typically consist of a string of beads, seeds, stones, or knots separated in certain intervals, often with one larger bead or tassel that indicates the start or end of a cycle. Their main purpose is to keep count of repeated prayers or mantras, to focus the mind, and engage the user in a spiritual or mindful practice. Examples include the Christian rosary, Buddhist mala beads, and the Islamic tasbih.
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Prayer beads
Prayer beads are used by members of various religious traditions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, several Christian denominations, Islam, Sikhism and Bahá'í Faith to count the repetitions of prayers, chants or devotions, such as the rosary of Virgin Mary in Christianity, and dhikr in Islam.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of prayer beads in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of prayer beads in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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- مِسْبَحَة, سُبْحةArabic
- təsbeh, тәсбеһAzerbaijani
- тәсбих, тиҫбеBashkir
- ружанецBelarusian
- броеницаBulgarian
- růženecCzech
- rosarioSpanish
- تسبیحPersian
- rukousnauhaFinnish
- chapeletFrench
- carbiHausa
- तसबीह, जपनी, मालाHindi
- 数珠, 念珠Japanese
- бројаницаMacedonian
- gebedssnoerDutch
- tasbih, subha, różaniecPolish
- rosário, terçoPortuguese
- чёткиRussian
- бројаница, tespih, brojanica, теспих, круница, krȕnicaSerbo-Croatian
- ruženecSlovak
- tespihTurkish
- чоткиUkrainian
- تسبیحUrdu
- tràng hạtVietnamese
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