holy water sprinkler

Or holy water sprinkle

noun

1. morning star.

Word History and Origins

Origin of holy water sprinkler¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

"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."

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The priest had forgotten his aspergillum, the holy water sprinkler, and used a backup bottle to bless the assembled.

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A second man has been charged with breaking into a South Side Church in 2011 and beating an elderly priest with a cane and holy water sprinkler, officials said Friday.

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Prosecutors had said Mallete was struck in the head with the cane and the holy water sprinkler, causing lacerations to the priest’s forehead and eyebrow that required stitches to close.

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This weapon was known as the “morning star” or “holy water sprinkler.”

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