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Definition of rosary
rosaries
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
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A rosary service will be held at 7 p.m. July 9, with a funeral held the following day at 11 a.m. Both services will be at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 2612 W. State St. in Boise.
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The longtime Gittings Avenue resident, who later moved to Seminary Springs in Lutherville, was a devout Roman Catholic who made thousands of rosaries over the years, family members said, which were distributed worldwide by Holy Cross Ministries.
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Kate Hennessy strings together a rosary of memories for her grandmother Dorothy Day (Scribner).
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Spicer, a practicing Catholic, had purchased rosaries for friends and family, hoping for a papal blessing.
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Washington (CNN)It was a small moment, buried in the news of President Trump's brief audience yesterday at the Vatican with the Pope: the pontiff blessed first lady Melania Trump's rosary.
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The pope distributed small white boxes, containing rosaries, to each member of the delegation, handing them out personally from a tray carried by a trailing aide.
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Rosary's Claire Hengesbaugh placed fourth in the 1,600 with a 5:13.10 and Sandwich's Kayla Schiera ended up fifth in 5:14.08.
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Aurora Central Catholic, 4:06.06; 2. Rosary, 4:07.39.
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Origin and Etymology of rosary
Medieval Latin rosarium, from Latin, rose garden, from neuter of rosarius of roses, from rosa rose
ROSARY Defined for English Language Learners
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: a string of beads that are used by Roman Catholics for counting prayers
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the Rosary : a set of Roman Catholic prayers that are repeated in a specific order
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: a string of beads used in counting prayers
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