purificator
the linen cloth used by the celebrant for wiping the chalice after each communicant has drunk from it.
a sponge wrapped in cloth used by the celebrant for wiping the hands.
Origin of purificator
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How to use purificator in a sentence
The "purificators" are small napkins of linen for cleansing the vessels after the service.
The Worship of the Church | Jacob A. RegesterLast night I took all the dirty purificators, palls, and corporals to wash them—separately, of course—not with the house-wash.
Abbe Mouret's Transgression | Emile Zola
British Dictionary definitions for purificator
/ (ˈpjʊərɪfɪˌkeɪtə) /
Christianity a small white linen cloth used to wipe the chalice and paten and also the lips and fingers of the celebrant at the Eucharist
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