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Thesaurus entry: beads
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beads
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plural noun
1.
wearing beads and earrings
synonyms
: string of beads, necklace, pendant, choker.
2.
saying one's beads
synonyms
: rosary, chaplet.
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
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Article: Bead power.
What Magazine;
June 22, 2000 ;
700+ words
... ... religions rely on beads for their devotionals. Buddist malas are made up of 108 beads, Muslim subhas have 99 beads and Catholic rosaries range from 38 to 169 beads. * "Bead" comes from the Anglo-Saxon "bede," meaning "prayer." The modern ...
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