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- [roh-zuh-ree]
- /ˈroʊ zə ri/
- /ˈrəʊ.zər.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [roh-zuh-ree]
- /ˈroʊ zə ri/
Definitions of rosary word
- noun plural rosary Roman Catholic Church. 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. a string of beads used for counting these prayers during their recitation. a similar string of beads consisting of five decades. 1
- noun plural rosary (among other religious bodies) a string of beads similarly used in praying. 1
- noun plural rosary a rose garden or a bed of roses. 1
- noun rosary Catholic prayer beads 1
- noun rosary Catholic prayer 1
- noun rosary Catholic prayer book 1
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Origin of rosary
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400 for earlier sense; 1400-50 for sense “rose garden”; 1540-50 for def 1; Middle English rosarie < Medieval Latin rosārium, in all current senses, Latin: rose garden, equivalent to ros(a) rose1 + -ārium -ary
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Parts of speech for Rosary
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rosary popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rosary usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rosary
noun rosary
- anklet — an ornamental chain worn around the ankle
- bijou — Small houses are sometimes described as bijou houses in order to make them sound attractive or fashionable.
- bijoux — a jewel.
- cameo — A cameo is a short description or piece of acting which expresses cleverly and neatly the nature of a situation, event, or person's character.
- chaplet — an ornamental wreath of flowers, beads, etc, worn on the head
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