| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. The basin or other vessel that holds holy water in Roman Catholic Churches.[Wordnet]
2. A short-handled device with a globe containing a sponge; used for sprinkling holy water.[Wordnet] 3. The stoup, basin, or other vessel for holy water in Roman Catholic churches.[Websters] 4. A brush for sprinkling holy water; an aspergill.[Websters]. | |
Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | Top | |
Date "ASPERSORIUM" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1849. (references) |
| Etymology:Aspersorium \As`per*so"ri*um\, noun; plural Aspersoria. [from Late Latin expression See Asperse.]. (references) |
