rosary
Prayer beads, a string of beads used to keep track of repetitions in prayer,…Prayer beads, a string of beads used to keep track of repetitions in prayer, particularly of the Roman Catholic Marian prayer "Hail Mary" (Ave Maria).
» Sami was counting the beads of his rosary.
Meaning
5 sensesPrayer beads, a string of beads used to keep track of repetitions in prayer, particularly of the Roman Catholic Marian prayer "Hail Mary" (Ave Maria).
Rosenkranz
чёткиčótki, роза́рийrozárij
чо́ткиčótky, роза́рійrozárij, ве́рвицяvérvycja
a string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics)
A Roman Catholic devotion involving the repetition of a series of Marian prayers, usually 5, 15, or 20 decades of "Hail Marys", each decade beginning with "Our Father" and ending with "Glory Be to the Father", but sometimes including other Roman Catholic, Anglican, or Lutheran prayers.
Rosenkranz
роза́рийrozárij
(broadly)A series or collection of thoughts, literary pieces, etc. intended for similar contemplation.
(historical)A 13th-century coin minted in Europe as a counterfeit debased form of the sterling silver penny of Edward I, at first accepted as a halfpenny and then outlawed.
A rose garden.
Examples
4 sentencesSami was counting the beads of his rosary.
Sami was fiddling with the beads of his rosary.
Jonas isn’t interested in the rosary because he’s an atheist.
The old woman fingered each bead of her rosary with deep devotion.
deDie alte Frau berührte jede Perle ihres Rosenkranzes in tiefer Frömmigkeit. — Esperantostern
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Origin
From Middle English rosarie, from Latin rosārium, here in its sense as a garland of roses.From Middle English rosarie, from Latin rosārium, here in its sense as a garland of roses. The coin usage referred to the laurel wreath appearing on the obverse bust, as opposed to the bare head on the pollard. Doublet of Rosario and rosarium.
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Forms
plural: rosariesSynonyms
1 synonyms- a string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics):prayer beads