• (n.) A holy-water stoup.
Bé·ni'tier` noun [ French, from bénir to bless.] (R. C. Ch.) A holy-water stoup. Shipley. 
A benitier or benatura is a stone font or vase for containing holy water, usually placed in a niche in the chief porch or entrance oi a Roman Catholic church, some times in one of the pillars close to the door, into which the members of the congregation on entering dip the fingers of the right hand, and then cross themselves.