rosary

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ro·sa·ry | \ ˈrō-zə-rē

, ˈrōz-rē \

plural rosaries

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

Examples of rosary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The eldest daughter selected a shirt her father had worn in the hospital, as well as his cellphone, and two other sisters picked their father’s Virgen de Guadalupe prayer card and a rosary purchased on a trip to Israel. — Los Angeles Times, "COVID-19 took away their last moments together. Now families cherish what was left behind," 30 Apr. 2021 Laurie Nelsen holds a rosary made by her mother, Claire Ryan. — Washington Post, "They’re worried their mom is becoming a conspiracy theorist. She thinks they’re the ones living in a fantasy world.," 12 Mar. 2021 Asle is a Catholic convert and, in Damion Searls’s liquid translation, his thoughts are rendered in long run-on sentences whose metronomic cadences conjure the intake and outtake of breath, or the reflexive motions of fingers telling a rosary. — Sam Sacks, WSJ, "Fiction: ‘An I-Novel’ Review," 12 Mar. 2021 Never used, the rosary disappeared somewhere along the way. — Rafael Alvarez, CNN, "The peace, insights and life-rescuing power of the rosary and other religious prayer beads," 27 Dec. 2020 Inspired, Ruhnkeshe brightened her palette and her spirits with a series of great blue heron paintings, including one of the bird in flight with a rosary around its long legs. — René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, "The great blue heron towers above other water birds," 29 Dec. 2020 Others got things like a rosary, a luxury watch, a nice pen and fancy cufflinks. — David A. Hammer, NOLA.com, "Monster in our midst: Despite predatory past, deacon welcomed back to Catholic institutions," 18 Dec. 2020 That in turn has made inmates more comfortable speaking with the chaplains to ask for a prayer, books or a rosary. — Leila Miller Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "During the pandemic, chaplains are a lifeline for inmates," 16 Dec. 2020 After the rosary, the guests and dancers fellowship with food and warm drinks. — Carmina Tiscareño, Dallas News, "‘Faith kept us dancing’: Troupes preserve Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe traditions amid pandemic," 11 Dec. 2020

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