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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_168914" /> == | |||
<p> A string of beads used by Hindus, Buddhists, Mohammedans, and | <p> (1): (n.) A series of prayers (see Note below) arranged to be recited in order, on beads; also, a string of beads by which the prayers are counted. </p> <p> (2): (n.) A bed of roses, or place where roses grow. </p> <p> (3): (n.) A chapelet; a garland; a series or collection, as of beautiful thoughts or of literary selections. </p> <p> (4): (n.) A coin bearing the figure of a rose, fraudulently circulated in [[Ireland]] in the 13th century for a penny. </p> | ||
== Charles Buck Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_20446" /> == | |||
<p> A bunch or string of beads on which the [[Roman]] Catholics count their prayers. </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_79081" /> == | |||
<p> A string of beads used by Hindus, Buddhists, Mohammedans, and Roman Catholics as an aid to the memory during devotional exercises; the rosary of the Roman Catholics consists of beads of two sizes, the larger ones mark the number of Paternosters and the smaller the number of Ave Marias repeated; of the former there are usually five, of the latter fifty. </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_168914"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/rosary Rosary from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_20446"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/charles-buck-theological-dictionary/rosary Rosary from Charles Buck Theological Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_79081"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/rosary Rosary from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_79081"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/rosary Rosary from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Revision as of 15:15, 12 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): (n.) A series of prayers (see Note below) arranged to be recited in order, on beads; also, a string of beads by which the prayers are counted.
(2): (n.) A bed of roses, or place where roses grow.
(3): (n.) A chapelet; a garland; a series or collection, as of beautiful thoughts or of literary selections.
(4): (n.) A coin bearing the figure of a rose, fraudulently circulated in Ireland in the 13th century for a penny.
Charles Buck Theological Dictionary [2]
A bunch or string of beads on which the Roman Catholics count their prayers.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [3]
A string of beads used by Hindus, Buddhists, Mohammedans, and Roman Catholics as an aid to the memory during devotional exercises; the rosary of the Roman Catholics consists of beads of two sizes, the larger ones mark the number of Paternosters and the smaller the number of Ave Marias repeated; of the former there are usually five, of the latter fifty.
