rosary
noun /ˈrəʊzəri/
/ˈrəʊzəri/
(plural rosaries)
- [countable] a string of beads that are used by some Roman Catholics for counting prayers as they say them
Topics Religion and festivalsc2(天主教徒念经时用的)数珠,念珠 - the Rosary[singular] the set of prayers said by Roman Catholics while counting rosary beads
(天主教徒念的)玫瑰经
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘rose garden’): from Latin rosarium ‘rose garden’, based on rosa ‘rose’.