String+of+beads+for+counting+prayers

  • 11Bead mold — Bead Bead (b[=e]d), n. [OE. bede prayer, prayer bead, AS. bed, gebed, prayer; akin to D. bede, G. bitte, AS. biddan, to ask, bid, G. bitten to ask, and perh. to Gr. pei qein to persuade, L. fidere to trust. Beads are used by the Roman Catholics… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12bead mould — Bead Bead (b[=e]d), n. [OE. bede prayer, prayer bead, AS. bed, gebed, prayer; akin to D. bede, G. bitte, AS. biddan, to ask, bid, G. bitten to ask, and perh. to Gr. pei qein to persuade, L. fidere to trust. Beads are used by the Roman Catholics… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 13Bead tool — Bead Bead (b[=e]d), n. [OE. bede prayer, prayer bead, AS. bed, gebed, prayer; akin to D. bede, G. bitte, AS. biddan, to ask, bid, G. bitten to ask, and perh. to Gr. pei qein to persuade, L. fidere to trust. Beads are used by the Roman Catholics… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 14Bead tree — Bead Bead (b[=e]d), n. [OE. bede prayer, prayer bead, AS. bed, gebed, prayer; akin to D. bede, G. bitte, AS. biddan, to ask, bid, G. bitten to ask, and perh. to Gr. pei qein to persuade, L. fidere to trust. Beads are used by the Roman Catholics… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 15Melia azedarach — Bead Bead (b[=e]d), n. [OE. bede prayer, prayer bead, AS. bed, gebed, prayer; akin to D. bede, G. bitte, AS. biddan, to ask, bid, G. bitten to ask, and perh. to Gr. pei qein to persuade, L. fidere to trust. Beads are used by the Roman Catholics… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 16chaplet — chap•let [[t]ˈtʃæp lɪt[/t]] n. 1) a wreath or garland for the head 2) jew a string of beads 3) rel a) a string of beads, one third of the length of a rosary, for counting prayers b) rel the prayers recited over such beads 4) archit. a small… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 17chaplet — chapleted, adj. /chap lit/, n. 1. a wreath or garland for the head. 2. a string of beads. 3. Rom. Cath. Ch. a. a string of beads, one third of the length of a rosary, for counting prayers. b. the prayers recited over this. 4. Archit. a small… …

    Universalium

  • 18rosary — ro|sa|ry [ˈrəuzəri US ˈrou ] n plural rosaries [Date: 1400 1500; : Medieval Latin; Origin: rosarium, from Latin, rose garden , from rosa; ROSE1] 1.) a string of ↑beads used by Roman Catholics for counting prayers 2.) the rosary/the Rosary t …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19rosary — noun 1 (C) a string of beads used by Roman Catholics for counting prayers 2 the Rosary the set of prayers that are said by Roman Catholics while counting rosary beads …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20rosary — [[t]ro͟ʊzəri[/t]] rosaries N COUNT 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. Estrada took a rosary from his… …

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