ro‧sa‧ry /ˈrəʊzəri $ ˈroʊ-/ noun (plural rosaries) [countable]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: 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 the set of prayers that are said by Roman Catholics while counting rosary beads
say/recite the rosary
Three nuns knelt there, reciting the rosary.

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