rosarynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈrəʊ.zər.i/us/ˈroʊ.zɚ.i/a string of beads (= little decorative balls) used especially by Roman Catholics and Buddhists to count prayers, or the prayers themselves:
She was saying the rosary.
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Religious objects
- ankh
- brass
- chalice
- clerical collar
- crosier
- cross
- crucifix
- crucifixion
- crèche
- dog collar
- fetish
- graven image
- idol
- kirpan
- Madonna
- relic
- stigmata
- totem
- wafer
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