Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

aspergeses

 - 2 dictionary results

As⋅per⋅ges

[uh-spur-jeez]
–noun Roman Catholic Church.
the rite of sprinkling the altar, clergy, and people with holy water before High Mass.

Origin:
< L: thou shalt sprinkle (2nd pers. sing. fut. of aspergere). See a- 5 , sparge
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To aspergeses
as·per·ges   (ə-spûr'jēz)   
n.   Roman Catholic Church
The ceremony of sprinkling the altar, clergy, and congregation with holy water.

[From Latin aspergēs (mē), you will sprinkle (me), the first words of the rite, second person sing. future tense of aspergere, to sprinkle; see asperse.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see aspergeses on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: