rosary
noun /ˈrəʊzəri/
  /ˈrəʊzəri/
 (plural rosaries)
- [countable] a string of beads that are used by some Roman Catholics for counting prayers as they say themTopics Religion and festivalsc2
 - the Rosary[singular] the set of prayers said by Roman Catholics while counting rosary beads
 
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘rose garden’): from Latin rosarium ‘rose garden’, based on rosa ‘rose’.