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Beadsman
UK
/ˈbiːdz.mən/
US
/ˈbidz.mən/
Translation of "beadsman" into Russian
beadsman
Noun
UK
/ˈbiːdz.mən/
US
/ˈbidz.mən/
beadsman
beadsmen pl
The beadsman spent his days in prayer for the souls of the departed.
Молельщик проводил свои дни в молитвах за души усопших.
Definitions
beadsman
Noun
UK
/ˈbiːdz.mən/
US
/ˈbidz.mən/
A person who is paid or supported to pray for the benefactor's soul, often in a religious or monastic setting.
The wealthy lord employed a beadsman to ensure his soul would be prayed for daily.
Archaic. A person who prays or intercedes for another; a devotee engaged in prayer.
He was known as a faithful beadsman, spending hours each day in the chapel.