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Definition of purificator - 2 dictionary results

pu⋅ri⋅fi⋅ca⋅tor

[pyoor-uh-fi-key-ter]
–noun Ecclesiastical.
1. the linen cloth used by the celebrant for wiping the chalice after each communicant has drunk from it.
2. a sponge wrapped in cloth used by the celebrant for wiping the hands.

Origin:
1850–55; < L pūrificā(re) to purify + -tor -tor
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pu·ri·fi·ca·tor   (pyŏŏr'ə-fĭ-kā'tər)   
n.   Ecclesiastical
A cloth used to clean the chalice after the celebration of the Eucharist.
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