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holy water

noun

  1. water blessed by a priest.


holy water

noun

  1. water that has been blessed by a priest for use in symbolic rituals of purification
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of holy water1

before 900; Middle English haliwater, Old English æٱ
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"The most important thing I’ve got is a holy water sprinkler... The idea is that water is blessed and it’s then quite literally sprinkled around the house."

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Photographs released by the temple board showed priests sprinkling holy water in the kitchen, on sacks of ingredients and on huge trays of laddus.

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Scenes that angered Muslims included ones showing the girl desiring to eat pork, which is forbidden in Islam, and pretending to drink holy water, and her father supporting her wish to leave Islam.

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Each volador takes a turn walking around the tree with the incense and flowers, and sprinkling it with holy water and aguardiente.

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The holy water is in a Styrofoam cup.

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