rosary
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- IPA: /ˈroʊzəri/
[edit] Noun
rosary (plural rosaries)
- A series of Roman Catholic prayers, usually made up of five, fifteen, or twenty decades of Hail Marys, each decade beginning with Our Father and ending with a Gloria Be to the Father. Other prayers are also incorporated into the rosary.
- A string of beads used in counting the prayers said in a rosary
- A string of beads used in praying by members of some religions or denominations other than Roman Catholicism such as the Anglican Church
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[edit] Translations
series of prayers
Catholic prayer beads
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non-Catholic prayer beads
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