Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

rosary

[roh-zuh-ree] / ˈroʊ zə ri /
NOUN
beads
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

He appeared at Margate Magistrates' Court on Friday via videolink wearing a grey T-shirt and rosary beads.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Amid statues and posters of the Virgen de Guadalupe was a rosary that a man had made of hardened bread during his months in an immigration detention facility.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

A devout Catholic, it was there that she gave my dad her most precious gift: her own mom’s rosary beads.

From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2026

A toddler sat on her mother’s lap, clutching a rosary.

From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2026

An old lady in the row behind him had her eyes closed while she counted her rosary, her lips moving silently as her trembling fingers pushed through the beads.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers

Together with the human bones, items of clothing, plastic rosaries and small aluminum medallions were found.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Some brandished selfie sticks, others clutched their rosaries or their children's hands.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025

Schlor had earlier handed the men and the boys rosaries that glow in the dark, telling them to hide them under their shirts at night so they wouldn’t be seen in the desert.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2024

In a full-circle moment, the rosaries are assembled by migrants at a Vatican workshop.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2024

Sure enough, three old ladies were kneeling in polished pews, holding rosaries with somber looks on their faces.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English


Vocabulary lists containing rosary

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training