rosary

ro·sa·ry

noun \ˈrō-zə-rē, ˈrōz-rē\

plural ro·sa·ries

Definition of ROSARY

1

often capitalized : a Roman Catholic devotion consisting of meditation on usually five sacred mysteries during recitation of five decades of Hail Marys of which each begins with an Our Father and ends with a Gloria Patri

2

: a string of beads used in counting prayers especially of the Roman Catholic rosary

Origin of ROSARY

Medieval Latin rosarium, from Latin, rose garden, from neuter of rosarius of roses, from rosa rose

First Known Use: 1547