holy water
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of holy water
before 900; Middle English haliwater, Old English hāligwæter
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A priest gave nonstop blessings, flinging holy water from a pink plastic bucket.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025
Someone else suggests summoning a priest and holy water.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2025
Photographs released by the temple board showed priests sprinkling holy water in the kitchen, on sacks of ingredients and on huge trays of laddus.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2024
The holy water is in a Styrofoam cup.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
The rituals were very complicated and the correct order of processions, chants, prostrations, sprinklings with holy water and sacrificial offerings had to be carefully written down so that they wouldn’t be forgotten.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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