medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On 11/08/2010 18:09, Marjorie Greene wrote:
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> The reason I ask is that beads of any sort, thrown from carnival
floats in New Orleans, have long been (erroneously, or so the
intelligentsia thought) called "pairs of beads" as in "I caught a pair
of beads." BTW these are necklaces, not rosaries!
Well, they are obviously intended to be - or represent - rosaries. As
Chris will tell you, the word "bead" (meaning bead) derives from "bede"
(meaning prayer) - and not the other way around.
John Briggs
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