Definition
A string of beads used in Catholic prayer, or the prayers themselves recited while using these beads.
Etymology
From Latin 'rosarium' meaning rose garden, derived from 'rosa' (rose). The metaphor compares prayers to roses offered to the Virgin Mary, with each bead representing a 'rose' or prayer in the spiritual bouquet.
Kelly Says
The rosary's structure of 150 Hail Marys mirrors the 150 Psalms in the Bible, making it accessible to illiterate medieval Christians who couldn't read scripture. The repetitive prayer creates a meditative state similar to practices found in many world religions.
Translations
CSČeština
růženec
ruːʒɛnɛts
DADansk
rosenkran
ʁoˀsn̩kʁɑn
DEDeutsch
Rosenkranz
ˈʁoːzn̩kʁants
ELΕλληνικά
ροζάριο
roˈzario
ESEspañol
rosario
roˈsaɾjo
FISuomi
ruusukko
ruːsukːo
FRFrançais
chapelet
ʃapəlɛ
HIहिन्दी
रोसारियो
rosāriyo
HUMagyar
rózsafüzér
roːʒaːfyːzeːr
IDBahasa Indonesia
rosario
roˈsɑri.o
ITItaliano
rosario
roˈzaːrjo
KMKM
រ៉ូសារីយ៉ូ
rohsaariyeo
MSBahasa Melayu
rosario
roˈsɑri.o
MYမြန်မာ
ရိုဇာရီးယို
roh zā rī yō
NLNederlands
rozenkrans
ˈroːzənkʁɑns
NONorsk
rosenkran
ruːsɛnkrɑn
PLPolski
różaniec
ruˈʐaɲɛt͡s
RORomână
rozariu
roˈzari.u
RUРусский
розарий
rɐzɐˈrʲij
SVSvenska
rosenkrans
ruːsɛnkrans
SWKiswahili
rozari
roˈzɑri
THไทย
พันธสัญญา
pʰan.tʰa.sǎn.jāː
UKУкраїнська
розарій
rozarij
VITiếng Việt
chuỗi hạt
t͡ɕuəi hɑt