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rosary beads
A string of prayer beads used especially in Catholicism to count a sequence of prayers, the rosary prayer.
Die alte Frau hielt beim Beten einen Rosenkranz aus Holzperlen in den Händen.
While praying, the old woman held a rosary made of wooden beads in her hands.
'Rosenkranz' (rosary) is made up of 'Rose' (rose) and 'Kranz' (wreath). The name symbolizes the prayers offered to the Virgin Mary like a wreath of roses.
Das Beten des Rosenkranzes ist für sie ein wichtiges Ritual.
Praying the rosary is an important ritual for her.
The verb makes the difference: 'den Rosenkranz beten' (to pray the rosary) always refers to the sequence of prayers. 'einen Rosenkranz halten' (to hold a rosary) or 'besitzen' (to own) refers to the prayer beads as an object.
Sie betet jeden Abend den Rosenkranz.
She prays the rosary every evening.
The most important and most common combination for this meaning is the fixed expression 'den Rosenkranz beten' (to pray the rosary).
Die Gläubigen versammelten sich in der Kirche, um gemeinsam den Rosenkranz zu beten.
The faithful gathered in the church to pray the rosary together.
devotion / service
'die Andacht' and 'der Rosenkranz' both belong in a religious context, especially in connection with prayer. 'die Andacht' is a short, quiet religious service or a time of prayer and inner contemplation. 'der Rosenkranz', on the other hand, is either a string of rosary beads or a specific Catholic sequence of prayers. You can pray during an Andacht, but not every Andacht is a Rosenkranz. The words can be confused because both have to do with praying. 'Andacht' more often refers to the service or quiet time of prayer, while 'Rosenkranz' refers to a specific form of prayer or the beads used for it.
Am Abend betet meine Großmutter den Rosenkranz.
In the evening, my grandmother prays the rosary.
Vor dem Konzert gab es in der Kirche eine kurze Andacht.
Before the concert, there was a short devotional service in the church.