rosaristn.
/ˈrəʊz(ə)rɪst/, U.S. /ˈroʊz(ə)rɪst/ Now rare.
A person who uses the rosary; spec. (with capital initial) a Rosarian (see rosarian n. 1).
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1657 A. C. & T. V. (title) Jesus, Mary, Joseph, or the Devout Pilgrim of the Ever Blessed Virgin Mary,..published for the benefit of the Pious Rosarists.
1675 J. Stopford Pagano-papismus xiii. 129 Paulus 3. granted this vivæ vocis oraculo, to the Rosarists of the Kingdom of Spain, 1542; which Pius 5, Gregory 13, Sixtus 5, extend to all other Confraternities of the Rosary throughout the world.
1772 J. O'Connor Ess. Rosary xvi. 158 Such a divine Employment will cause Heaven to be attentive to the devout Rosarists.
1845 J. Cummiskey (title) The Rosarist's companion; or, manual of devout exercises: comprising night and morning prayers, prayers at mass, &c. The rosaries of B. V. M., and of Jesus [etc.].
1883 Dublin Rev. Jan. 59 Drummond could not have copied from the Rosarists' version.
2004 L. McClain Lest We Be Damned iv. 83 A large bead signals the rosarist to say a Pater noster and each small bead an Ave Maria.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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