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Definition of "prayer beads" []

  • A string of beads for keeping count of the prayers one is saying. (noun-plural)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "prayer beads" in a sentence
  • "Quetzal had found prayer beads in a pocket of Gulo's robe; he ran them through his fingers."
  • "His hand trembled as he jerked a string of ranling jet prayer beads from a pocket of his robe."
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