Definition
A small chapel or a string of beads used for prayer, similar to a rosary but smaller or simpler in form.
Etymology
From French chapelet, diminutive of chapelle (chapel). The word originally meant a small chapel, then evolved to mean a string of prayer beads, the way one might pray in a private chapel.
Kelly Says
A chapelet bridges the medieval world of private home chapels and the Catholic tradition of prayer beads—it's literally a 'little chapel' you can hold in your hands.
Translations
CSČeština
ruženec
roo-zhenec
DADansk
rosenkranz
ro-sen-kranz
DEDeutsch
Rosenkranz
roh-zen-kranz
ESEspañol
rosario
roh-sah-ree-oh
FAفارسی
چوهرهای
cho-he-ra-yee
FISuomi
ruusukruunu
roo-su-kruunu
FRFrançais
chapelet
sha-pə-lɛ
HUMagyar
rózsakarat
ro-za-karat
IDBahasa Indonesia
rosari
ro-sa-ri
ITItaliano
rosario
roh-sah-ree-oh
MSBahasa Melayu
permata
per-mata
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေးဟောင်း
she-hway-haung
NLNederlands
rozenkrans
ro-zen-kranz
NONorsk
rosenkranz
ro-sen-kranz
PLPolski
różańce
ro-zhan-tse
PTPortuguês
rosário
roh-sah-ree
RORomână
rugăciune
roo-ga-chee-neh
RUРусский
росарий
rosariy
SVSvenska
rosenkranz
ro-sen-kranz
SWKiswahili
maelezo
ma-le-leo
THไทย
พระพุทธรูป
pra-put-thup
TLTL
rosaryo
ro-sa-ree-oh
UKУкраїнська
ружанець
roo-zhanets
VITiếng Việt
mân chuỗi
man chuoi