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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 [ˈrəʊzərɪ]
n pl -saries
1. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church
a.  a series of prayers counted on a string of beads, usually consisting of five or 15 decades of Aves, each decade beginning with a Paternoster and ending with a Gloria
b.  a string of 55 or 165 beads used to count these prayers as they are recited
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (in other religions) a similar string of beads used in praying
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) a bed or garden of roses
4. an archaic word for a garland (of flowers, leaves, etc.)
[from Latin rosārium rose garden, from rosārius of roses, from rosa rose1]

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 [ˈrəʊzərɪ] N (Rel) → rosario m
to say the/one's rosaryrezar el rosario

rosary [ˈrəʊzəri] nchapelet m

rosary
n (Rel) → Rosenkranz m; to say the rosaryden Rosenkranz beten

rosary [ˈrəʊzərɪ] n
a. (Rel) → rosario
to say or recite the rosary → dire or recitare il rosario
b. (rose garden) → roseto

rosary [ˈrəʊzərɪ] n
a. (Rel) → rosario
to say or recite the rosary → dire or recitare il rosario
b. (rose garden) → 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 묵주 rožančius, rožinis rožukronis tasbih rozenkrans rosenkrans różaniec rosário mătănii чётки ruženec rožni venec brojanica radband สายลูกประคำของคริสต์นิกายโรมันคาทอลิก tesbih 天主教的念珠 молитви з чотками گلاب کے پھولوں کا تختہ chuỗi tràng hạt


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