rozenkrans

Dutch (Brabantic)

noun
Definitions
  • (literally) A wreath of roses
  • The rosary, a Catholic prayer sequence, consisting of repetitions of Our Lady and Our Father
  • A rosary, Catholic or, less commonly, Anglican prayer beads used to keep track of the above
  • An object resembling the wreath:
  • A symbolical meaning of the wreath:

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch rosencrans compound from Dutch, Flemish roos (rose, rash) + Dutch, Flemish krans (wreath).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

krans

Gloss

wreath

Concept
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Modern world

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Person/Thing

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