Definition of Prayer beads

1. Noun. A string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics).

Exact synonyms: Rosary
Generic synonyms: Beads, String Of Beads

Definition of Prayer beads

1. Noun. A string of beads used by members of various religions to count prayers, chants or devotions. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prayer Beads

praxeologist
praxeologists
praxeology
praxes
praxinoscope
praxinoscopes
praxis
praxises
pray
pray in aid
pray tell
pray to the porcelain god
praya
prayed
prayer
prayer beads (current term)
prayer book
prayer books
prayer mat
prayer mats
prayer meeting
prayer rope
prayer rug
prayer rugs
prayer service
prayer shawl
prayer wheel
prayerbook
prayerbooks
prayerful

Literary usage of Prayer beads

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"From their purpose, too, it is natural that prayer beads were prized as gifts of friendship. They were especially valued if they had been worn by a person ..."

2. Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the by Arnold James Cooley (1892)
"... prayer beads—PRECIPITATION whey-coloured, afterwards turn yellow, it is popularly known as ' hives.' The treatment of chicken-pox consists in the ..."

3. Journal by Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain) (1873)
"... Tales," mentions a coral as apparently in use for prayer beads. He describes the fair nun's dress thus :— " Full feti re was her cloak, as I was ware. ..."

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