rosary

/'rouzəri/

Thân thiện

A woman holds a rosary while sitting quietly in a chair.

Definition

Noun: 1. A string of beads used for counting prayers: A physical object consisting of beads arranged on a cord or chain, used primarily in Catholic devotion to count repetitions of prayers, especially the prayers that make up the "Rosary" devotion. 2. The series of prayers counted using such beads: The set of prayers (including the Lord's Prayer, Hail Mary, and Glory Be) recited while meditating on specific events in the lives of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary.

Examples

• Noun (Physical Object):
  • She held her rosary tightly while praying.
  • The priest blessed the new rosary beads.
• Noun (Prayer Sequence):
  • The family gathers to say the rosary every evening.
  • He completed a full rosary, meditating on all the mysteries.

Advanced Usage

• "To pray the rosary": To recite the complete sequence of prayers associated with the rosary devotion.
  • Many Catholics make a habit of praying the rosary daily.
• "Rosary beads": A common compound term specifying the physical beads.
  • She lost her favorite set of rosary beads.

Variants and Related Words

• Rosarian (noun): A person devoted to the cultivation of roses or, in a religious context, a person devoted to praying the Rosary.
• Rosarium (noun): A formal garden for roses; also a historical term for a rosary.

Synonyms

• Prayer beads: A general term for a string of beads used to count prayers in various religious traditions.
• Chaplet: A term for a string of prayer beads or a set of prayers, sometimes used interchangeably with "rosary" for other devotional sequences.

Related Phrases

• The Mysteries of the Rosary: The specific events from the Gospels upon which one meditates while praying the Rosary (e.g., the Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious, and Luminous Mysteries).
• Rosary prayer: The act or the specific prayers of the Rosary devotion.
  • The rosary prayer is a beautiful meditation.

Notes on Different Meanings

The primary meaning is religious. The secondary, less common meaning of "a garden of roses" (from Latin rosarium) is now largely archaic or specialized, though it is the root of the word. In modern English, "rose garden" is the standard term for that concept.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• prayer beads