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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An aspergillum.

Verb

1. 1
   To sprinkle. transitive

   "First let him go up to the principal Altar and asperge it on every side."

Synonyms

All synonyms

baptizebespatterchristendabbledampdampen

Example

More examples

"First let him go up to the principal Altar and asperge it on every side."

Etymology

From Latin aspergō (compare aspersion from the same verb).

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