单词 | holy water |
释义 | holy water (once / 4190 pages) n WORD FAMILY holy water: holy waters USAGE EXAMPLESThe blessing will include readings, hymns and a sprinkling rite with holy water. Washington Times(Nov 30, 2016) Mama placed the fresh palm fronds, which were wet with holy water, on the dining table and then went upstairs to change. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus(2003) “I want to exorcise you. I have some holy water,” he said. New York Times(Nov 23, 2016) n water that has been blessed by a priest for use in symbolic purification Hyper H2O, water binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent |
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