rozenkrans
Dutch
Alternative forms
- rozekrans
Etymology
From Middle Dutch rosencrans. Equivalent to roos (“rose”) + krans (“wreath”).
Pronunciation
rozenkrans (file) - Hyphenation: ro‧zen‧krans
Noun
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
- (prayer sequence) rozenhoedje n
- (prayer beads) paternoster m
Hypernyms
Derived terms
- rozenkransvormig
- rozenkransboekje n
- rozenkransbroederschap m
- rozenkransdevotie
- rozenkransfeest n
- rozenkransgebed n
- rozenkransgeheim n
- rozenkranskraal m
- rozenkransmaker m
- rozenkransprediker m
- rozenkranssnoer n
- paternosterrozenkrans m
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