Noun

1. A series of Roman Catholic prayers, usually made up of five or fifteen, or twenty decades of Hail Marys, each decade beginning with Our Father and ending with a Gloria Be to the Father. Other prayers are also incorporated into the rosary.
2. A string of beads used in counting the prayers said in a rosary
3. A string of beads used in praying by members of some religions or denominations other than Roman Catholicism such as the Anglican Church