penal rosary

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

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

词形变化

penal rosaries plural

词源

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