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rosary/ˈrəʊz(ə)ri/n. (pl. -ies) 1 RC Ch. 【天主教】a a form of devotion in which five (or fifteen) decades of Hail Marys are repeated, each decade preceded by an Our Father and followed by a Glory Be 玫瑰经(天主教的一种虔修方式，教徒数念珠重复祈祷 5 组或 15 组万福玛利亚的祈祷文，每篇以主祷文开始并以荣耀颂结束) b a string of 55 (or 165) beads for keeping count in this (念玫瑰经时用的)念珠(每串 55 或 165 粒) c a book containing this devotion 《玫瑰经》(玫瑰经经文书) 2 a similar form of bead-string used in other religions (其他宗教的类似)念珠 3 a rose garden or rose bed 玫瑰花园，玫瑰花坛 [Middle English from Latin rosarium ‘rose garden’, neut. of rosarius (as ROSE1)] |