Look up: asperges

1. Asperges
   As·per'ges noun [ Latin , Thou shalt sprinkle.] (R. C. Ch.) (a) The service or ceremony of sprinkling with holy water. (b) The brush or instrument used in sprinkling holy water; an aspergill.
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2. asperges
   The service or ceremony of sprinkling with holy water. ... The brush or instrument used in sprinkling holy water; an aspergill. ... Origin: L, Thou shalt sprinkle. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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3. Asperges
   • (n.) The brush or instrument used in sprinkling holy water; an aspergill. • (n.) The service or ceremony of sprinkling with holy water.
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4. Asperges
   (from the article `religious dress`) ...the chasuble is the cope, a garment not worn during the celebration of the mass but rather a processional vestment. It is worn by the celebrant ...
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5. asperges
   asperges (uspûr'jus) , ceremonial sprinkling of the people with holy water by the priest before the Sunday High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church. The accompanying antiphon begins, Asperges me, Domine, hyssopo et mundabor [Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, O Lord, and I shall be cleansed]...
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6. Asperges
   (sprinkler) and silver ewer of holy water on the altar, prepared for asperges (Cathedral Church of Saint Matthew, Dallas, Texas). :For the autism spectrum disorder, see Asperger syndrome. `Asperges` is a name given to the rite of sprinkling a congregation with holy water. The name comes from ...
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