verb Download 🔗Share To sprinkle. Examples : "The priest asperges the congregation with holy water during the service. " ritual religion action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A Christian rite in which the congregation is sprinkled with water. Examples : "During the Easter service, the priest performed the asperges, sprinkling the congregation with holy water as a symbol of purification. " ritual religion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The brush or instrument used in sprinkling holy water; an aspergill. Examples : "The priest used the asperges to sprinkle holy water on the altar before the ceremony began. " ritual religion utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading