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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A series of Roman Catholic prayers, usually made up of five or fifteen, or twenty decades of Hail Marys, each decade beginning with ''Our Father'' and ending with a ''Gloria Be to the Father''. Other prayers are also incorporated into the rosary.
  • A string of beads used in counting the prayers said in a rosary
  • A string of beads used in praying by members of some religions or denominations other than Roman Catholicism such as the Anglican Church

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