noun
rosary
ROH-zuh-ree
noun
1
A string of beads used, especially by Catholics, to count prayers as they are recited.
"Her grandmother always kept a rosary in her coat pocket."
2
The set of prayers recited using such beads.
"The family said the rosary together every evening during Lent."
How to Use Rosary
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishPrayer beads used in Catholic devotion, or the prayers said while using them.
Common pairings
say the rosary
a string of rosary beads
Word Forms
rosaries plural
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Etymology
From Latin rosarium, "rose garden," reused in church Latin for a garland of prayers — the same root that gives us "rosarium."