bid beads

verb

To pray with beads, in Roman Catholic fashion, distinguishing each bead by a prayer.

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Meanings

verbbid beads (third-person singular simple present bids beads, present participle bidding beads, simple past bade beads, past participle bidden beads)

present singular third person bids beads · participle present bidding beads · past bade beads · participle past bidden beads

  1. archaicCatholicismTo pray with beads, in Roman Catholic fashion, distinguishing each bead by a prayer.
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APA

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Chicago

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