komboskini
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komboskini
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From Greek κομποσκοίνι (komposkoíni, “prayer rope”).
noun komboskini
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A rope of usually 33, 50 or 100 knots, used in meditative prayer in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic tradition, to count one's recitations of the Jesus Prayer.
Similar: chotki, prayer rope
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noun prayer rope
| Español | cordón de oración |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 기도매듭 gidomaedeup |
| 日本語 | コンボスキニオン konbosukinion |
| Português | chotki, corda de oração |
| Français | tchotki |
| Italiano | corda di preghiera |
| Ελληνικά | κομποσκοίνι komposkoíni, κομβοσχοίνι komvoschoíni |
| Română | metanii, metanier |
| Русский | чётки čótki, ве́рвица vérvica |
| Tiếng Việt | dây cầu nguyện |
| العربية | مِسْبَحَة misbaḥa |
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title = {komboskini},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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