1. a string of beads used in Catholic prayer, typically consisting of five sets of ten beads with larger beads separating each set
Usage: religious
2. a series of prayers recited while using rosary beads, especially in Catholic devotion
Usage: religious

Examples

• She fingered her rosary while praying in the chapel.
• The grandmother taught her granddaughter how to say the rosary.
• He kept a wooden rosary in his pocket for comfort.
• The priest led the congregation in reciting the rosary.
• Her rosary was made of beautiful pearl beads.
• They gathered every evening to pray the rosary together.