单词 | rosary |
释义 | rosary n. (pl. -ies)   1. RC Ch. a a form of devotion in which five (or fifteen) decades of Hail Marys are repeated, each decade preceded by an Our Father and followed by a Glory Be. b a string of 55 (or 165) beads for keeping count in this. c a book containing this devotion.   2. a similar form of bead-string used in other religions.   3. a rose-garden or rose-bed. Etymology: ME f. L rosarium rose-garden, neut. of rosarius (as ROSE(1)) |
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