(of rosary)

  • 41ROSARY —    a string of beads used by Hindus, Buddhists, Mohammedans, and Roman Catholics as an aid to the memory during devotional exercises; the rosary of the Roman Catholics consists of beads of two sizes, the larger ones mark the number of… …

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • 42rosary — ro|sa|ry [ rouzəri ] noun count a set of small BEADS used by Catholics for counting a series of prayers a. the rosary a series of prayers said by Catholics …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 43rosary — ro•sa•ry [[t]ˈroʊ zə ri[/t]] n. pl. ries 1) rel a series of prayers recited by Roman Catholics as a private devotion, usu. consisting of groups of ten aves preceded by a paternoster and followed by a Gloria Patri, each group being accompanied by… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 44rosary — /ˈroʊzəri / (say rohzuhree) noun (plural rosaries) 1. Roman Catholic Church a. a series of prayers consisting (in the usual form) of fifteen or twenty decades of Ave Marias, each decade being preceded by a paternoster and followed by a gloria… …

  • 45rosary —    This word (from the Latin rosarium, meaning a rose garden ) refers to a set of prayers (Apostles Creed, Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be) that are recited while meditating on the mysteries of Christ s life. There are twenty mysteries of the… …

    Glossary of theological terms

  • 46rosary-pea — vaistinis abras statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Abrus precatorius), paplitęs atogrąžose, naudojamas papuošalams gaminti. atitikmenys: lot. Abrus precatorius angl. coral beadplant; crab s eye;… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 47rosary-vine — paprastoji ceropegija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Klemalinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Ceropegia woodii), paplitęs Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Ceropegia woodi angl. hearts entangled; hearts on a string; heartvine; rosary vine;… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 48rosary pea — noun Date: circa 1866 1. a tropical twining herb (Abrus precatorius) of the legume family that bears jequirity beans and has a root used as a substitute for licorice called also Indian licorice, jequirity bean 2. jequirity bean 1 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 49rosary ponds — a series of fish ponds with water flowing from one to the next …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 50rosary pea. — See Indian licorice. [1865 70] * * * …

    Universalium