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Name Rosary
Gender Feminine
Usage English (Rare)
Other Forms FormsRosarie, Rosaree, Rosari
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Meaning & History
Various meaning exist for the word rosary.
1) A bed of roses, or place where roses grow. "Thick rosaries of scented thorn." (Tennyson)
2) A series of prayers arranged to be recited in order, on beads; also, a string of beads by which the prayers are counted. "His idolized book, and the whole rosary of his prayers." (Milton)
3) A chapelet; a garland; a series or collection, as of beautiful thoughts or of literary selections. "Every day propound to yourself a rosary or chaplet of good works to present to God at night." (Jer. Taylor)
4) A coin bearing the figure of a rose, fraudulently circulated in Ireland in the 13th century for a penny.
1) A bed of roses, or place where roses grow. "Thick rosaries of scented thorn." (Tennyson)
2) A series of prayers arranged to be recited in order, on beads; also, a string of beads by which the prayers are counted. "His idolized book, and the whole rosary of his prayers." (Milton)
3) A chapelet; a garland; a series or collection, as of beautiful thoughts or of literary selections. "Every day propound to yourself a rosary or chaplet of good works to present to God at night." (Jer. Taylor)
4) A coin bearing the figure of a rose, fraudulently circulated in Ireland in the 13th century for a penny.