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ro·sa·ry  (rz-r)
n. pl. ro·sa·ries
1. Roman Catholic Church
a. A form of devotion to the Virgin Mary, chiefly consisting of three sets of five decades each of the Hail Mary, each decade preceded by the Lord's Prayer and ending with a doxology.
b. One of these sets of decades.
c. A string of beads of 5 or 15 decades on which these prayers are counted.
2. Similar beads used by other religious groups.

[Middle English, rose garden, from Medieval Latin rosrium, rose garden, rosary, from Latin, rose garden, from neuter of rosrius, of roses, from rosa, rose.]

rosary
Noun
pl -saries RC Church
1. a series of prayers counted on a string of beads
2. a string of beads used to count these prayers as they are recited [Latin rosarium rose garden]

Rosary a bed of roses; a string of beads; a chaplet, garland or collection of poems or quotations.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rosaryrosary - a string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics)
beads, string of beads - several beads threaded together on a string
Translations
rosary [ˈrəuzərɪ] nrosario

rosary [ˈrəuzərɪ] nchapelet m

rosary [ˈrəuzərɪ] nRosenkranz m

rosary [ˈrəuzərɪ] nrosario; roseto

rosary
n rosary [ˈrəuzəri]
(a string of beads representing) a group of prayers, used by Roman Catholics. rosekrans سُبْحَه، مَسبَحَه молитви růženec rosenkrans der Rosenkranz κομποσκοίνι rosario roosikrants تسبیح rukousnauha chapelet מַחרוֹזֶת जपमाला, गुलाब का बाग krunica rózsafüzér tasbih talnaband rosario, corona ロザリオ rožančius, rožinis rožukronis tasbih rozenkrans rosenkrans różaniec rosário mătănii чётки ruženec rožni venec brojanica radband สายลูกประคำของคริสต์นิกายโรมันคาทอลิก tesbih 一串念珠 молитви з чотками گلاب کے پھولوں کا تختہ chuỗi tràng hạt 一串


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