verb🔗ShareAsperger, saupoudrerTo sprinkle."The priest asperges the congregation with holy water during the service. "Le prêtre asperge l'assemblée d'eau bénite pendant la messe.ritualreligionactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAsperge, aspersionA Christian rite in which the congregation is sprinkled with water."During the Easter service, the priest performed the asperges, sprinkling the congregation with holy water as a symbol of purification. "Pendant la messe de Pâques, le prêtre a pratiqué l'aspersion, aspergeant l'assemblée d'eau bénite en signe de purification.ritualreligionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAsperge, goupillonThe brush or instrument used in sprinkling holy water; an aspergill."The priest used the asperges to sprinkle holy water on the altar before the ceremony began. "Le prêtre a utilisé le goupillon pour asperger d'eau bénite l'autel avant le début de la cérémonie.ritualreligionutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading