Thesaurus: rosary

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1. n. A bed of roses, or place where roses grow.
2. n. A series of prayers (see Note below) arranged to be recited in order, on beads; also, a string of beads by which the prayers are counted.
3. n. A chapelet; a garland; a series or collection, as of beautiful thoughts or of literary selections.
4. n. A coin bearing the figure of a rose, fraudulently circulated in Ireland in the 13th century for a penny.
5. n. a string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics)
6. 1. A bed of roses, or place where roses grow. "Thick rosaries of scented thorn." Tennyson. 2. (R.C.Ch.) A series of prayers (see Note below) arranged to be recited in order, on beads; also, a string of beads by which the prayers are counted. His idolized book, and the whole rosary of his prayers. Milton. Note: A rosary consists of fifteen decades. Each decade contains ten Ave Marias marked by small beads, preceded by a Paternoster, marked by a larger bead, and concluded by a Gloria Patri. Five decades make a chaplet, a third part of the rosary. Bp. Fitzpatrick. 3. A chapelet; a garland; a series or collection, as of beautiful thoughts or of literary selections. Every day propound to yourself a rosary or chaplet of good works to present to God at night. Jer. Taylor. 4. A coin bearing the figure of a rose, fraudulently circulated in Ireland in the 13th century for a penny. Rosary shell (Zoöl.), any marine gastropod shell of the genus Monodonta. They are top-shaped, bright-colored and pearly.
7. A series of prayers (see Note below) arranged to be recited inorder, on beads; also, a string of beads by which the prayers arecounted.His idolized book, and the whole rosary of his prayers. Milton.
8. n:100 n. a string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics)