aspersoriumn.
/aspəːˈsɔːrɪəm/ A vessel for holding the holy water used for ceremonial sprinkling.
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1861 C. Reade Cloister & Hearth IV. 46 Our holy water is Pagan..See here is a Pagan aspersorium.
1880 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 458 The aged bishop..after offering the aspersorium led Rinuccini to the high altar.
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