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rosary
noun pl. rosaries
- R.C.Ch.
- a string of five (sometimes fifteen) sets of beads (one large bead and ten small beads in each set), used to count prayers as they are recited: at each large bead an Our Father is said; at each small one, a Hail Mary; at the end of each set, the lesser doxology
- this group of prayers
- any string of beads used in praying
See rosary in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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