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aspersorium

/as-per-sawr-ee-uhm, -sohr-/US // ˌæs pərˈsɔr i əm, -ˈsoʊr- //UK // (ˌæspəˈsɔːrɪəm) //

天麻,天门山,天门冬,天门市

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural as·per·so·ri·a [as-per-sawr-ee-uh, -sohr-], /ˌæs pərˈsɔr i ə, -ˈsoʊr-/, as·per·so·ri·ums.Roman Catholic Church.

    • : a vessel for holding holy water.
    • : aspergillum.

Examples

  • The brush used for sprinkling is an aspergill (aspergillum), or aspersoir, and the vessel for this water an aspersorium.

  • And those figures that moved about it, with censor and aspersorium, were as angels for tenderness and dignity and undoubted power.

  • A brush or aspersorium, used for sprinkling holy water, was leaning against the wall.