ALL meanings of rosary
ro·sa·ry
R r - 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
- countable noun rosary A rosary is a string of beads that members of certain religions, especially Catholics, use for counting prayers. A series of prayers counted in this way is also called a rosary. 0
- noun rosary a series of prayers counted on a string of beads, usually consisting of five or 15 decades of Aves, each decade beginning with a Paternoster and ending with a Gloria 0
- noun rosary a string of 55 or 165 beads used to count these prayers as they are recited 0
- noun rosary (in other religions) a similar string of beads used in praying 0
- noun rosary a bed or garden of roses 0
- noun rosary a string of five (sometimes fifteen) sets of beads (one large bead and ten small beads in each set), used to count prayers as they are recited: at each large bead an Our Father is said; at each small one, a Hail Mary; at the end of each set, the lesser doxology 0
- noun rosary this group of prayers 0
- noun rosary any string of beads used in praying 0