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
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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.
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