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asperges.

A Christian rite in which the congregation is sprinkled with water.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A Christian rite in which the congregation is sprinkled with water.

  2. The brush or instrument used in sprinkling holy water; an aspergill.

Where this word comes from

From Latin aspergō (“to sprinkle”); the rite is so called from the words "Asperges me, Domine, hyssopo et mundabor" (Psalm 51).

verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of asperge

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
Where this word comes from

From Latin aspergō (“to sprinkle”); the rite is so called from the words "Asperges me, Domine, hyssopo et mundabor" (Psalm 51).

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