rosary

CEFRB2

/ˈɹoʊzəɹi/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    A string of beads used by some Christians for prayer.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    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, Ang...

Examples

  • Sami was fiddling with the beads of his rosary.

  • The old woman fingered each bead of her rosary with deep devotion.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A series or collection of thoughts, literary pieces, etc. intended for similar contemplation.

  2. 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).

  3. 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.

More examples

In context

  • Every day propound to yourself a rosary or a chaplet of good works, to present to God at night.

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Origin

noun

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.