aspergillum

[as-per-jil-uhm]

as·per·gil·lum

[as-per-jil-uhm]
noun, plural as·per·gil·la [-jil-uh] , as·per·gil·lums. Roman Catholic Church.
a brush or instrument for sprinkling holy water; aspersorium.

Origin:
1640–50; < Neo-Latin, equivalent to Latin asperg(ere) to besprinkle (see a-5, sparge) + -illum diminutive suffix
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Aspergillum is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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aspergillum or aspergill (ˌæspəˈdʒɪləm, ˈæspədʒɪl)
 
n , pl -gilla, -gillums, -gills
another term for aspersorium
 
[C17: from New Latin aspergillum, from Latin aspergere, from spargere to sprinkle]
 
aspergill or aspergill (ˌæspəˈdʒɪləm, ˈæspədʒɪl, -ˈdʒɪlə)
 
n
 
[C17: from New Latin aspergillum, from Latin aspergere, from spargere to sprinkle]

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