aspersorium

[ as-per-sawr-ee-uhm, -sohr- ]

/ ˌæs pərˈsɔr i əm, -ˈsoʊr- /

noun, plural as·per·so·ri·a [as-per-sawr-ee-uh, -sohr-], /ˌæs pərˈsɔr i ə, -ˈsoʊr-/, as·per·so·ri·ums.Roman Catholic Church.

a vessel for holding holy water.

aspergillum.

Origin of aspersorium

From Medieval Latin, dating back to 1860–65; see origin at asperse, -tory²

Words nearby aspersorium

asperity, aspermatism, aspermia, asperse, aspersion, aspersorium, asphalt, asphaltene, asphaltite, asphalt jungle, asphalt paper

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Example sentences from the Web for aspersorium

And those figures that moved about it, with censor and aspersorium, were as angels for tenderness and dignity and undoubted power.
None Other Gods|Robert Hugh Benson
A brush or aspersorium, used for sprinkling holy water, was leaning against the wall.
Under the Rose|Frederic Stewart Isham
The brush used for sprinkling is an aspergill (aspergillum), or aspersoir, and the vessel for this water an aspersorium.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for aspersorium

aspersorium

/ (ˌæspəˈsɔːrɪəm) /

noun plural -ria (-rɪə) or -riums RC Church

a basin containing holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves

Also called: aspergillum a perforated instrument used to sprinkle holy water

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单词	aspersorium
释义	aspersorium [ as-per-sawr-ee-uhm, -sohr- ] / ˌæs pərˈsɔr i əm, -ˈsoʊr- / noun, plural as·per·so·ri·a [as-per-sawr-ee-uh, -sohr-], /ˌæs pərˈsɔr i ə, -ˈsoʊr-/, as·per·so·ri·ums.Roman Catholic Church. a vessel for holding holy water. aspergillum. Origin of aspersorium From Medieval Latin, dating back to 1860–65; see origin at asperse, -tory² Words nearby aspersorium asperity, aspermatism, aspermia, asperse, aspersion, aspersorium, asphalt, asphaltene, asphaltite, asphalt jungle, asphalt paper Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for aspersorium And those figures that moved about it, with censor and aspersorium, were as angels for tenderness and dignity and undoubted power. None Other Gods\|Robert Hugh Benson A brush or aspersorium, used for sprinkling holy water, was leaning against the wall. Under the Rose\|Frederic Stewart Isham The brush used for sprinkling is an aspergill (aspergillum), or aspersoir, and the vessel for this water an aspersorium. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7\|Various British Dictionary definitions for aspersorium aspersorium / (ˌæspəˈsɔːrɪəm) / noun plural -ria (-rɪə) or -riums RC Church a basin containing holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves Also called: aspergillum a perforated instrument used to sprinkle holy water Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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