rozenkrans

Dutch

Een rozenkrans
A rosary

Alternative forms

• rozekrans

Etymology

From Middle Dutch rosencrans. Equivalent to roos (“rose”) +‎ krans (“wreath”).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: ro‧zen‧krans

Noun

rozenkrans m (plural rozenkransen, diminutive rozenkransje n)

1. (literally) a wreath of roses
2. the rosary, a Catholic prayer sequence, consisting of repetitions of Our Lady and Our Father
3. a rosary, Catholic or, less commonly, Anglican prayer beads used to keep track of the above
4. an object resembling the wreath:
   1. a deer's antlers' knobby edges
   2. the plant Gnaphalium dioicum, now Antennaria dioica
5. a symbolical meaning of the wreath:
   1. youth
   2. virginity

Synonyms

• (prayer sequence) rozenhoedje n
• (prayer beads) paternoster m

Hypernyms

• gebedssnoer n

Derived terms

• rozenkransvormig
• rozenkransboekje n
• rozenkransbroederschap m
• rozenkransdevotie
• rozenkransfeest n
• rozenkransgebed n
• rozenkransgeheim n
• rozenkranskraal m
• rozenkransmaker m
• rozenkransprediker m
• rozenkranssnoer n
• paternosterrozenkrans m