asperges
English
Etymology
From Latin aspergō (“to sprinkle”); the rite is so called from the words "Asperges me, Domine, hyssopo et mundabor" (Psalm 51).
Noun
asperges
- A Christian rite in which the congregation is sprinkled with water.
- The brush or instrument used in sprinkling holy water; an aspergill.
Verb
asperges
- third-person singular simple present indicative of asperge
Further reading
asperges on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
asperges
- (deprecated template usage) Plural form of asperge
French
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
asperges f
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) aspergēs
References
- asperges in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
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