Asperges
noun, verb
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Definitions
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.
Verb
- 1 third-person singular simple present indicative of asperge form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Etymology
From Latin aspergō (“to sprinkle”); the rite is so called from the words "Asperges me, Domine, hyssopo et mundabor" (Psalm 51).