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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_168914" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_168914" /> == | ||
<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) | <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" /> == | == Charles Buck Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_20446" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> A bunch or string of beads on which the Roman Catholics count their prayers. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_79081" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_79081" /> == | ||
<p> | <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 == | ||
Latest revision as of 10:17, 13 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.
