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| as·per·ges [ a spúrjiz ] |
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Roman Catholic rite: a religious ceremony of the Roman Catholic Church in which holy water is sprinkled over the altar, clergy, and congregation before High Mass
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| [Late 16th century. < Latin, "you will sprinkle," the first word of the rite] |
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