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rosary

nounmasculine/ʁuˈzaɾju/medium

ro·sá·ri·o

Definition

A string of beads used in the Catholic Church for counting prayers, especially a series of prayers to the Virgin Mary; the prayers recited with this object.
Grandmother kept her mother-of-pearl rosary in the bedside table drawer.
Every evening, the community gathered to pray the rosary.

Etymology

Do latim 'rosarium' (coroa de rosas, jardim de rosas).

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