rose garden, bed of roses; series of prayers recalling events in the life of Jesus and the Virgin Mary (Roman Catholicism); string of beads used in prayer (esp. by Roman Catholics)
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Rosary Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
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.
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.
(n.)
A coin bearing the figure of a rose, fraudulently circulated in Ireland in the 13th century for a penny.
A coin bearing the figure of a rose, fraudulently circulated in Ireland in the 13th century for a penny.
(n.)
A chapelet; a garland; a series or collection, as of beautiful thoughts or of literary selections.
A chapelet; a garland; a series or collection, as of beautiful thoughts or of literary selections.
(n.)
A bed of roses, or place where roses grow.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA bed of roses, or place where roses grow.
rosary
\ro"sa*ry\ (?), n.; pl. rosaries (#). [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. (r.c.ch.) 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.
note: 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. fitzpatrick.
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. taylor.
4. a coin bearing the figure of a rose, fraudulently circulated in ireland in the 13th century for a penny.
rosary
shell (zo?l.), any marine gastropod shell of the genus monodonta. they are top-shaped, bright-colored and pearly.
rosary
n : beads used in counting prayers (especially catholic rosary) [syn: prayer beads]
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Noun
1. beads used in counting prayers (especially Catholic rosary)
(synonym) prayer beads
(hypernym) beads, string of beads
Rosary Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
The rosary (from Latin rosarium, meaning "rose garden") or "garland of roses" is a Roman Catholic Marian devotion. It has been promoted by a number of popes as part of the veneration of Mary. The rosary also represents the Roman Catholic emphasis on "participation in the life of Mary, whose focus was Christ", and the Mariological theme: "to Christ through Mary", taught by St. Louis de Montfort.
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