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Definition of Rosary
1. Noun. A string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics).
Definition of Rosary
1. n. A bed of roses, or place where roses grow.
Definition of Rosary
1. Noun. A series of Roman Catholic prayers, usually made up of five, fifteen, or twenty decades of Hail Marys, each decade beginning with ''Our Father'' and ending with a ''Gloria Be to the Father''. Other prayers are also incorporated into the rosary. ¹
2. Noun. A string of beads used in counting the prayers said in a rosary ¹
3. Noun. A string of beads used in praying by members of some religions or denominations other than Roman Catholicism such as the Anglican Church ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rosary
1. a series of prayers in the Roman Catholic Church [n -RIES]
Medical Definition of Rosary
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Origin: LL. Rosarium a string of beads, L. Rosarium a place planted with roses, rosa a rose: cf. F. Rosaire. See Rose.
1. A bed of roses, or place where roses grow. "Thick rosaries of scented thorn."
2. A series of prayers (see Note below) arranged to be recited in order, on beads; also, a string of beads by which the prayers are counted. "His idolized book, and the whole rosary of his prayers." (Milton)
A rosary consists of fifteen decades. Each decade contains ten Ave Marias marked by small beads, preceded by a Paternoster, marked by a larger bead, and concluded by a Gloria Patri. Five decades make a chaplet, a third part of the rosary.
3. A chapelet; a garland; a series or collection, as of beautiful thoughts or of literary selections. "Every day propound to yourself a rosary or chaplet of good works to present to God at night." (Jer. Taylor)
4. A coin bearing the figure of a rose, fraudulently circulated in Ireland in the 13th century for a penny.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rosary
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