holy water sprinkler
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of holy water sprinkler
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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"The most important thing I’ve got is a holy water sprinkler... The idea is that water is blessed and it’s then quite literally sprinkled around the house."
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2024
The priest had forgotten his aspergillum, the holy water sprinkler, and used a backup bottle to bless the assembled.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2019
He drives a good steel point," said Jean-aux-Choux; "it were a pity to make him a holy water sprinkler.
From The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
The ecclesiastic passed the holy water sprinkler to his neighbour.
From Madame Bovary by Aveling, Eleanor Marx
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