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asperges

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From Latin aspergō (“to sprinkle”); the rite is so called from the words "Asperges me, Domine, hyssopo et mundabor" (Psalm 51).

noun

A Christian rite in which the congregation is sprinkled with water.
The brush or instrument used in sprinkling holy water; an aspergill.

verb

indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of asperge

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@misc{asperges_2026,
  title = {asperges},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/asperges},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}