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Definition of Prayer beads
1. Noun. A string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics).
Definition of Prayer beads
1. Noun. A string of beads used by members of various religions to count prayers, chants or devotions. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prayer Beads
Literary usage of Prayer beads
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"From their purpose, too, it is natural that prayer beads were prized as gifts of
friendship. They were especially valued if they had been worn by a person ..."
2. Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the by Arnold James Cooley (1892)
"... prayer beads—PRECIPITATION whey-coloured, afterwards turn yellow, it is
popularly known as ' hives.' The treatment of chicken-pox consists in the ..."
3. Journal by Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain) (1873)
"... Tales," mentions a coral as apparently in use for prayer beads. He describes
the fair nun's dress thus :— " Full feti re was her cloak, as I was ware. ..."
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