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Definitions for Rosary

[1] Roman Catholic Church . a series of prayers, usually consisting of 15 decades of aves, each decade being preceded by a paternoster and followed by a Gloria Patri, one of the mysteries or events in the life of Christ or the Virgin Mary being recalled at each decade. a string of beads used for counting these prayers during their recitation. a similar string of beads consisting of five decades.
[2] (among other religious bodies) a string of beads similarly used in praying.
[3] a rose garden or a bed of roses.
[4] RC Church a series of prayers counted on a string of beads, usually consisting of five or 15 decades of Aves, each decade beginning with a Paternoster and ending with a Gloria a string of 55 or 165 beads used to count these prayers as they are recited
[5] (in other religions) a similar string of beads used in praying
[6] a bed or garden of roses
[7] an archaic word for garland (def. 1)

Words related to Rosary

chaplet

Words nearby Rosary

rosanne, rosarian, rosario, rosario strait, rosarium, rosary, rosary pea, rosas, rosbif, roscian, roscius

Origin of Rosary

1350–1400 for earlier sense; 1400–50 for sense “rose garden”; 1540–50 for def 1 ; Middle English rosarie < Medieval Latin rosārium, in all current senses, Latin: rose garden, equivalent to ros(a ) rose1 + -ārium -ary

Word origin for Rosary

C14: from Latin rosārium rose garden, from rosārius of roses, from rosa rose 1

Synonyms for Rosary

chaplet, prayers