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as⋅per⋅gil⋅lum

  [as-per-jil-uhm]
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–noun, plural -gil⋅la  [-jil-uh] , -gil⋅lums. Roman Catholic Church.
a brush or instrument for sprinkling holy water; aspersorium.
Origin:
1640–50; < NL, equiv. to L asperg(ere) to besprinkle (see a- 5 , sparge ) + -illum dim. suffix
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as·per·gil·lum   (ās'pər-jĭl'əm)   
n.   pl. as·per·gil·la (-jĭl'ə) or as·per·gil·lums Roman Catholic Church
An instrument, such as a brush or a perforated container, used for sprinkling holy water.

[New Latin, from Latin aspergere, to sprinkle; see asperse.]
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