[mass noun](Christian Church)the rite of sprinkling holy water at the beginning of the Mass, still used occasionally in Catholic churches (基督教)(弥撒开始时的)洒圣水礼(在天主教教堂仍偶有举行) ■[count noun]. another term for aspergillum 同 aspergillum
语源
late 16th cent.: the first word of the Latin text of Psalms 50(51): 9 (literally thou shalt purge',), recited before mass during the sprinkling of holy water