prayer beads
Definitions
A string of beads used by members of various religions to count prayers, chants, or devotions.
plural, plural-normally
Equivalents
32 more languages
Azərbaycan dilitəşbeh
Беларускаяружанец
Българскиброеница
বাংলাতসবীহ
Bosanskitespih
Catalàrosari
Češtinarůženec
فارسیتسبیح
Suomirukousnauha
Gaeilgepaidrín
हिन्दीमाला
Hrvatskitespih
Bahasa Indonesiatasbih
Italianorosario
Македонскибројаница
Монголэрхи
Русскийчетки
Slovenščinarožni venec
Српскиtespih
Tagalogrosaryo
Türkçetespih
Tiếng Việttràng hạt
Examples
“Suits didn't wear⟳ suits any more—they wore Tibetan prayer beads coiled around their wrists. But they slithered in a suitlike way.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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