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‖ bénitier|benitje|
[Fr., f. bénit(e blessed + -ier -er2 2.]
A vessel to contain holy water.
1853C. Brontë Villette I. xiv. 255 In the presence of bénitier, candle, and crucifix. 1858Simmonds Dict. Trade, Benitier, a holy-water pot or vessel, sometimes a large shell, used in Catholic countries. 1907Connoisseur 1 Oct. 4/6 For benitiers—especially of the domestic type—Flanders will safely bear the palm. 1908B. Harraden Interplay ii. i, A photographic series of bénitiers and drinking horns. 1923Blackw. Mag. Aug. 156/2 Marie took it to the church and dipped it into the bénitier. |