The difference between Leonine and Rosary

When used as nouns, leonine means a 13th-century coin minted in europe and used in england as a debased form of the sterling silver penny, outlawed under edward i, whereas rosary means prayer beads, a string of beads used to keep track of repetitions in prayer, particularly in the roman catholic marian prayer "hail mary" (ave maria).


Leonine is also adjective with the meaning: of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the lion.

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  1. Leonine as an adjective:

    Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the lion.

    Examples:

    "His leonine face scared the young children."

  1. Leonine as a noun (numismatics, historical):

    A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and used in England as a debased form of the sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I.

  1. Leonine as a noun (poetry):

    A kind of Latin verse, generally alternate hexameter and pentameter, rhyming at the middle and end.

  1. Rosary as a noun:

    Prayer beads, a string of beads used to keep track of repetitions in prayer, particularly in the Roman Catholic Marian prayer "Hail Mary" (Ave Maria)

  2. Rosary as a noun:

    A Roman Catholic devotion involving the repetition of a series of Marian prayers, usually 5, 15, or 20 decades of "Hail Marys", each decade beginning with "Our Father" and ending with "Glory Be to the Father", but sometimes including other Roman Catholic, Anglican, or Lutheran prayers.

  3. Rosary as a noun:

    A series or collection of thoughts, literary pieces, etc. intended for similar contemplation.

  4. Rosary as a noun (historical, _, numismatics):

    A 13th-century coin minted in Europe as a counterfeit debased form of the sterling silver penny of , at first accepted as a halfpenny and then outlawed.

  5. Rosary as a noun:

    A rose garden.

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