Definition of rosary Rosary
/ɹowˈzɚi/ - [rowzeree] - ro•sar•y
We found 12 definitions of rosary from 6 different sources.
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What does rosary mean?
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NounPlural: rosaries |
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| rosary - a string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics) | ||
| prayer beads | ||
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Wiktionary 
- rosary (Noun)
A series of prayers, usually made up of five, fifteen, or twenty decades of Hail Marys, each decade beginning with Our Father and ending with a Glory Be to the Father, sometimes including other prayers used in Roman Catholicism, and the Anglican, Lutheran, and Old Catholic churches. - rosary (Noun)
A string of beads used in counting the prayers said in a rosary. - rosary (Noun)
A string of beads used in praying by members of some religions or denominations other than Roman Catholicism such as the Anglican Church.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- rosary (n.)
A bed of roses, or place where roses grow. - rosary (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. - rosary (n.)
A chapelet; a garland; a series or collection, as of beautiful thoughts or of literary selections. - rosary (n.)
A coin bearing the figure of a rose, fraudulently circulated in Ireland in the 13th century for a penny.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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Traditional Catholic devotion which combines prayer and meditation. It is based on reciting sequences consisting of the Lord's Prayer followed by ten Hail Mary and one Glory Be to the Father; each sequence, called a decade, is said while meditating a different mystery of redemption. -
rosary
A string of beads used for keeping count while reciting the prayers of rosary. Usually consisting of five sets of ten beads each, with a larger bead between sets, and including a small crucifix.
Wikipedia 
- The rosary is a Catholic form of prayer using beads. It is a cycle of repeated formal prayers such as the Lord's Prayer and Hail Mary done while thinking about important events in the lives of Jesus and Mary.
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🔤- rosary, noun, singular of rosaries.
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