rosary

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a string of beads used for counting prayers, especially in Roman Catholic devotion

   She held a rosary while she prayed.

2. 2
   noun

   a Roman Catholic devotion consisting of repeated prayers and meditation

   The family gathered each evening to say the rosary.

From Middle English rosarie, from Latin rosārium, here in its sense as a garland of roses. The coin usage referred to the laurel wreath appearing on the obverse bust, as opposed to the bare head on the pollard. Doublet of Rosario and rosarium.

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