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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ro•sa•ry /ˈroʊzəri/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -ries. - Religiona series of prayers said by Roman Catholics, while moving the hand along beads and meditating.
- Religiona string of beads used in counting these prayers.
- Religiona similar string used in praying by other religious groups.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ro•sa•ry (rō′zə rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries. - [Rom. Cath. Ch.]
- Religiona 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.
- Religiona string of beads used for counting these prayers during their recitation.
- Religiona similar string of beads consisting of five decades.
- Religion(among other religious bodies) a string of beads similarly used in praying.
- Botanya rose garden or a bed of roses.
- Medieval Latin rosārium, in all current senses, Latin: rose garden, equivalent. to ros(a) rose1 + -ārium -ary
- 1350–1400 for earlier sense; 1400–50 for sense "rose garden''; 1540–50 for def. 1; Middle English rosarie
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rosary /ˈrəʊzərɪ/ n ( pl -saries)- 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
- (in other religions) a similar string of beads used in praying
- an archaic word for garland
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin rosārium rose garden, from rosārius of roses, from rosa rose1 |