rosary
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rosary
- /ˈɹoʊzəɹi/ US
Where it comes from
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.
noun rosaries · Rosary
- 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).
- 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.
- A series or collection of thoughts, literary pieces, etc. intended for similar contemplation. Every day propound to yourself a rosary or a chaplet of good works, to present to God at night.
- 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. "My rosary!" sighed Elsie, with premonition of disaster, when she had determined the spot as exactly as she could. "Oh, Mr Carrados!" "I am sorry, but it might be worse," said Carrados inflexibly. "We only require to find the elbow-joint. Mr Bellmark will investigate with as little disturbance as po
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: prayer beads, confraternity, days, chain, beads, rachitic, bede, salve regina, penal rosary, rose knot, oremus, rosette, rosaline, roset, rood-tree, jump rope
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noun Catholic prayer beads
| Español | rosario |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 로사리오 rosario, 묵주 mukju, 염주 yeomju |
| 日本語 | ロザリオ rozario, 念珠 nenju, 数珠 juzu |
| 中文 | 念珠 niànzhū |
| Português | rosário |
| Français | rosaire, chapelet |
| Deutsch | Rosenkranz |
| Italiano | rosario |
| Ελληνικά | ροζάριο rozário |
| Română | mătănii |
| Русский | чётки čótki, роза́рий rozárij |
| Tiếng Việt | mân côi |
| العربية | مِسْبَحَة misbaḥa, سُبْحَة subḥa |
noun devotion
| Español | rosario |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 玫瑰經 /玫瑰经 méiguījīng |
| Português | rosário |
| Deutsch | Rosenkranz |
| Italiano | rosario |
| Русский | роза́рий rozárij |
| Tiếng Việt | kinh mân côi |
| العربية | مِسْبَحَة misbaḥa, سُبْحَة subḥa |
Talk about this word "rosary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rosary. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. rosary. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rosary "rosary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rosary.Cite this
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title = {rosary},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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