<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31401325</termId><termName>sacrifice beads</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Christian religious articles comprising a string of 10 or more beads woven in a ladder-like formation to allow a bead to be slid up and down the string to count sacrifices, good deeds, and prayers throughout the day. The string typically has a medal of St. Therese on one end and a crucifix on the other; modern sacrifice beads may be in the form of a bracelet. According to tradition, the beads originated in the childhood of St. Therese of Lisieux, who was said to have used a string of prayer beads for this purpose. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:47:54</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31401326</termId><termName>St. Therese beads</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31401327</termId><termName>good deed beads</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31401328</termId><termName>sacrifice bead</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31360385</termId><termName>prayer beads</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31360232</termId><termName>beads by function</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>