Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rosary

/ˈɹoʊzəɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables: rosary
IPA: /ˈɹoʊzəɹi/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Prayer beads, a string of beads used to keep track of repetitions in prayer, particularly of the Roman Catholic Marian prayer "Hail Mary" (Ave Maria).

noun

A Roman Catholic devotion involving the repetition of a series of Marian prayers, usually 5, 15, or 20 decades of "Hail Marys", each decade beginning with "Our Father" and ending with "Glory Be to the Father", but sometimes including other Roman Catholic, Anglican, or Lutheran prayers.

noun

A series or collection of thoughts, literary pieces, etc. intended for similar contemplation.

noun

A 13th-century coin minted in Europe as a counterfeit debased form of the sterling silver penny of Edward I, at first accepted as a halfpenny and then outlawed.

noun

Example Sentences

"Every day propound to yourself a rosary or a chaplet of good works, to present to God at night."
""My rosary!" sighed Elsie, with premonition of disaster, when she had determined the spot as exactly as she could. "Oh, Mr Carrados!" "I am sorry, but it might be worse," said Carrados inflexibly. "We only require to find the elbow-joint. Mr Bellmark will investigate with as little disturbance as possible." For five minutes Bellmark made trials with a pointed iron. Then he cleared away the soil of a small circle and at about a foot deep exposed a broken inch pipe."

Etymology

From Middle English rosarie, from Latin rosārium, here in its sense as a garland of roses. The coin usage referred to the laurel wreath appearing on the obverse bust, as opposed to the bare head on the pollard. Doublet of Rosario and rosarium.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: rosarie, rosārium

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹoʊzəɹi/

Inflected Forms

rosaries (plural)

Derived Forms

rosarian

Phrases

penal rosary rachitic rosary rosary bangle rosary pea rosary shell

Frequently Paired Words

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Synonyms

prayer beads

Questions

How do you pronounce rosary?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹoʊzəɹi/.
What does rosary mean?: Prayer beads, a string of beads used to keep track of repetitions in prayer, particularly of the Roman Catholic Marian prayer "Hail Mary" (Ave Maria).
Where does rosary come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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