holy water
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of holy water
before 900; Middle English haliwater, Old English hāligwæter
Example Sentences
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Concerned about the spooky Los Angeles estate — which served a convent for nuns for half a century — Gerber said her mother, supermodel Cindy Crawford, gave her holy water to take on set.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Someone else suggests summoning a priest and holy water.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2025
At Manila North Cemetery, Father Flavie Villanueva - Bible in one hand, and a plastic bottle of holy water in his pocket - prays with a bereaved mother beside her son's grave.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2024
The holy water is in a Styrofoam cup.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
In efforts to cure her, concerned members of our town brought her holy water from seven holy rivers.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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