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Definition of Holy water

Holy water
Holy water (Gr. & R. C. Churches), water which has been blessed by the priest for sacred purposes. Holy-water stoup, the stone stoup or font placed near the entrance of a church, as a receptacle for holy water. Holy Week (Eccl.), the week before Easter, in which the passion of our Savior is commemorated. Holy writ, the sacred Scriptures. `` Word of holy writ.' --Wordsworth.

Meaning of Holy water from wikipedia

- Holy water is water that has been blessed by a member of the clergy or a religious figure, or derived from a well or spring considered holy. The use for...
- A holy water font or stoup is a vessel containing holy water which is generally placed near the entrance of a church. It is often placed at the base of...
- Look up holy water in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Holy water is water that has been blessed in a religious ceremony. See also: Holy water in Eastern...
- Holy Water (also known as Hard Times) is a 2009 **** comedy film directed by Tom Reeve and starring John Lynch, Linda Hamilton, Cornelius Clarke and Lochlainn...
- Holy Water is the ninth studio album by the English hard rock band Bad Company, and their third with Brian Howe as lead vocalist. The album was released...
- used to sprinkle holy water. It comes in three forms: a freshly cut hyssop branch, a brush-like bundle that is dipped in the holy water and shaken, and...
- Among Eastern Orthodox and Eastern-Rite Catholic Christians, holy water is blessed in the church and given to the faithful to drink at home when needed...
- with inlaid gold and silver, in the Wallace Collection of London. The holy water sprinkler (from its resemblance to the aspergillum used in the Catholic...
- oceans, as opposed to holy water which is water elevated with the sacramental blessing of a cleric. These organic bodies of water have attained religious...
- "Holy Water" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Madonna for her thirteenth studio album, Rebel Heart (2015). The song was written by...