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I was surprised to find "beads" came from a word meaning prayer. So "prayer beads" is a tautology.
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5ME bede, prayer, prayer bead < OE bed < biddan, to pray, ask: see BID16
1 a small, usually round piece of glass, wood, metal, etc., pierced for stringing

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