rosary
noun/ˈrəʊzəri/
/ˈrəʊzəri/
(plural rosaries)
- [countable] a string of beads that are used by some Roman Catholics for counting prayers as they say themTopics Religion and festivalsc2
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- the Rosary[singular] the set of prayers said by Roman Catholics while counting rosary beads
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘rose garden’): from Latin rosarium ‘rose garden’, based on rosa ‘rose’.
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