The difference between Mitre and Rosary

When used as nouns, mitre means a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries. it has been made in many forms, mostly recently a tall cap with two points or peaks, 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).


Mitre is also verb with the meaning: to adorn with a mitre.

check bellow for the other definitions of Mitre and Rosary

  1. Mitre as a noun:

    A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries. It has been made in many forms, mostly recently a tall cap with two points or peaks.

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  2. Mitre as a noun (heraldry):

    A heraldic representation of this covering, usually displayed on top of a bishop's or archbishop's coat of arms.

  3. Mitre as a noun:

    The surface forming the bevelled end or edge of a piece where a miter joint is made; also, a joint formed or a junction effected by two beveled ends or edges; a miter joint.

  4. Mitre as a noun (historical, numismatics):

    A 13th-century coin minted in Europe which circulated in Ireland as a debased counterfeit sterling penny, outlawed under .

  5. Mitre as a noun:

    A cap or cowl for a chimney or ventilation pipe.

  6. Mitre as a noun:

    A gusset in sewing, etc.

  1. Mitre as a verb:

    To adorn with a mitre.

  2. Mitre as a verb:

    To unite at an angle of 45.

  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.