rozenkrans
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch rosencrans. Equivalent to roos (“rose”) + krans (“wreath”).
Pronunciation edit
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ro‧zen‧krans
Noun edit
rozenkrans m (plural rozenkransen, diminutive rozenkransje n)
- (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 deer's antlers' knobby edges
- the plant Gnaphalium dioicum, now Antennaria dioica
- A symbolical meaning of the wreath:
Synonyms edit
- (prayer sequence) rozenhoedje n
- (prayer beads) paternoster m