chaplet

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English

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Pronunciation

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  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃæplət/, /ˈt͡ʃæplɪt/

Etymology 1

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From Middle English chapelet, from Old French chapelet. Doublet of chapelet.

Noun

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chaplet (plural chaplets)

  1. A garland or circlet for the head.
  2. A headdress in the form of a wreath made of leaves, flowers or twigs woven into a ring.
  3. (archaic) A string (of beads), especially when making up five decades of the rosary.
  4. (Catholicism) A set of repetitive prayers, other than the Rosary, typically prayed with a string of beads.
    The Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows of Mary consists of seven sets of Hail Marys.
    1. (specifically) The Chaplet of Divine Mercy, the most well-known chaplet in the Catholic Church.
      People often pray the chaplet at 3:00 pm to commemorate Jesus' death.
  5. A molding in the form of a string of beads; a bead molding.
  6. A bent piece of sheet iron, or a pin with thin plates on its ends, for holding a core in place in the mould.
  7. A metal support for a cylindrical pipe.
  8. Alternative form of chapelet
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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chaplet (plural chaplets)

  1. A small chapel or shrine.

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