prayer beads

[ prair ]
/ prɛər /

plural noun

a rosary.

Origin of prayer beads

First recorded in 1620–30

Words nearby prayer beads

praxis, praxiteles, pray, pray-in, prayer, prayer beads, prayer book, prayer flag, prayer meeting, prayer of manasses, prayer plant

Example sentences from the Web for prayer beads

  • Baptiste, prayer-beads in hand, knelt by his son's side, saying prayers for the dying.

    A Lover in Homespun |F. Clifford Smith

  • He sidled close to Abdulla, and brushed with a delicate touch the hand that hung down listlessly, holding the prayer-beads.

    An Outcast of the Islands |Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for prayer beads

prayer beads
/ (prɛə) /

pl n

RC Church the beads of the rosary