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penal rosary

penal rosary noun: a small set of rosary beads, consisting of a single decade of beads with a cross, attached to a ring.

Noun

penal rosary (plural penal rosaries)

  1. (Ireland, historical) A small set of rosary beads, consisting of a single decade of beads with a cross, attached to a ring.

Forms of penal rosary

pluralpenal rosaries

Origin of penal rosary

From its use as a discreet form of prayer during Irish penal times when Catholic prayer was forbidden by the British.

Questions about penal rosary

What does penal rosary mean?
Penal rosary means a small set of rosary beads, consisting of a single decade of beads with a cross, attached to a ring.
What part of speech is penal rosary?
Penal rosary is a noun.
What is the plural of penal rosary?
The plural of penal rosary is penal rosaries.

Words near penal rosary in the dictionary

  1. penal notices
  2. penal officer
  3. penal officers
  4. penal populism
  5. penal rosaries
  6. penal rosary
  7. penal substitution
  8. penal-industrial complex
  9. Penaldo
  10. penalisation
  11. penalisations

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