Originally and chiefly Roman Catholic Church. A string of a hundred and sixty-five beads divided into fifteen sets (each having ten small beads and…
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| 释义 | society > faith > artefacts > implement (general) > rosary > [noun] (20) rosary1548 Originally and chiefly Roman Catholic Church. A string of a hundred and sixty-five beads divided into fifteen sets (each having ten small beads and… bead-roll1598 A string of beads for counting prayers; a rosary. rosario1622 = rosary, n. 7a. prayer bead1630 Any one of a string of beads used in praying, esp. one of the beads of a rosary; = bead, n. 2a. Usually in plural. fifteen1688 A set of fifteen persons or things. (see quot. 1688) Obsolete. paternoster1870 A set of rosary beads; (formerly also) †each of the special beads in a rosary that indicate that the Lord's Prayer is to be said, of a different size… Subcategories:— with pardon or indulgence for sins attached (1) — used by non-Christians (2) — one-third of (1) — bead of (8) — one who uses (1) — one who makes (1) |
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