| 单词 | rosary |
| 释义 | rosary /roh"zeuh ree/, n. , pl. rosaries. 1. Rom. Cath. Ch. a. a series of prayers, usually consisting of 15 decades of aves, each decade being preceded by a paternoster and followed by a Gloria Patri, one of the mysteries or events in the life of Christ or the Virgin Mary being recalled at each decade. b. a string of beads used for counting these prayers during their recitation. c. a similar string of beads consisting of five decades. 2. (among other religious bodies) a string of beads similarly used in praying. 3. a rose garden or a bed of roses. [1350-1400 for earlier sense; 1400-50 for sense "rose garden"; 1540-50 for def. 1; ME rosarie < ML rosarium, in all current senses, L: rose garden, equiv. to ros(a) ROSE1 + -arium -ARY] |
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