Rosary
['rəʊz(ə)rɪ] or ['rozəri]
Definition
(noun.) a string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics).
Typist: Nathaniel--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A bed of roses, or place where roses grow.
(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.
(n.) A chapelet; a garland; a series or collection, as of beautiful thoughts or of literary selections.
(n.) A coin bearing the figure of a rose, fraudulently circulated in Ireland in the 13th century for a penny.
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Definition
n. the string of beads by which Roman Catholics count their prayers: a series of devotions aves paternosters and glorias: a rose-garden: a chaplet: an anthology.—Festival of the Rosary a festival on the first Sunday in October commemorating the victory over the Turks at Lepanto in 1571.
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Examples
- To me it is a rosary, and as such I should use it like a good catholic, said Esther, eyeing the handsome thing wistfully. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I tell thee, friar, thou must lay down the rosary and take up the quarter-staff; we shall need every one of our merry men, whether clerk or layman. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- It would be pleasing to the saints if one used so fine a rosary as this, instead of wearing it as a vain bijou. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- If Brian de Bois-Guilbert gain the prize, said the Prior, I will gage my rosary that I name the Sovereign of Love and Beauty. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
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