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21ro·sa·ry — /ˈroʊzəri/ noun, pl ries 1 [count] : a string of beads that are used by Roman Catholics for counting prayers 2 the Rosary : a set of Roman Catholic prayers that are repeated in a specific order recite/say the Rosary …
22chaplet — [ tʃaplɪt] noun 1》 a circlet for a person s head. 2》 a string of 55 beads (one third of the rosary number) for counting prayers. 3》 a metal support for the core of a hollow casting mould. Derivatives chapleted adjective Origin ME: from OFr.… …
23chaplet — n. 1 a garland or circlet for the head. 2 a string of 55 beads (one third of the rosary number) for counting prayers, or as a necklace. 3 a bead moulding. Derivatives: chapleted adj. Etymology: ME f. OF chapelet, ult. f. LL cappa CAP …
24bead — [13] The word bead originally meant ‘prayer’. It comes ultimately from Germanic *beth , source also of English bid. This passed into Old English as gebed, which by the 13th century had lost its prefix to become bede. (German has the parallel… …
25bead — [13] The word bead originally meant ‘prayer’. It comes ultimately from Germanic *beth , source also of English bid. This passed into Old English as gebed, which by the 13th century had lost its prefix to become bede. (German has the parallel… …
26Rosary — This article is about the Catholic Marian devotion. For other forms of the Christian rosary, see Rosary based prayers. For prayer beads in other religions, see Prayer beads. Roman Catholic Mariology A series of articles on Rosary Blesse …
27rosary — /roh zeuh ree/, n., pl. rosaries. 1. Rom. Cath. Ch. a. a series of prayers, usually consisting of 15 decades of aves, each decade being preceded by a paternoster and followed by a Gloria Patri, one of the mysteries or events in the life of Christ …
28MUSIC — This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction written sources of direct and circumstantial evidence the material relics and iconography notated sources oral tradition archives and important collections of jewish music… …
29bead — n. & v. n. 1 a a small usu. rounded and perforated piece of glass, stone, etc., for threading with others to make jewellery, or sewing on to fabric, etc. b (in pl.) a string of beads; a rosary. 2 a drop of liquid; a bubble. 3 a small knob in the… …
30rosary — /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… …
