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holy water
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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2009
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ho·ly wa·ter
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water blessed by a priest and used in religious ceremonies.
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 "Field & Stream (West ed.)")
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Holy Waters: Ducks passing you by this year? Try one of these four classic waterfowl destinations.(Where To Go: Hunting & Fishing/Adventures)
Magazine article from: Field & Stream (West ed.); 11/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Jerome B. Robinson Northern waters are freezing as you read this...head for one of these four holy waters of waterfowling--places...reaching for the knee-deep water where the decoys float. Such...flock of ducks flushes off the water. Stop and throw out a couple...
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 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
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MILLIONS OF HINDUS GATHER TO BATHE IN GANGES' HOLY WATERS.(News)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 4/15/1998; 700+ words
; This holy Hindu city on the banks of the...river, believing its rushing water would wash away their sins and...immersed themselves in the rushing waters. ``This is the last chance...sadhus, saffron-coated Hindu holy men. But three religious leaders...waging a war realized they needed holy ...
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 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
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Holy Waters; Timeless beauty ... Sunset over the Thames and Tower Bridge.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 9/23/2007; 700+ words
; ...spot on the river at Brentford where the Holy WatersALAMY Cassivellauni took on Caesar...on the banks of theUpper Thames. The water here shares the same antiquity.' In...always surrounded by compelling detail. Holy Waters Someone once defined genius as the capacity...
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Holy waters.(Ardh Kumbh Mela)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication; 2/5/2007; 447 words
; ALLAHABAD, India -- A Hindu holy man takes a dip where the Ganges and Yamuna rivers meet. Hindus bathe in the waters to wash away their sins as part of India's Ardh Kumbh Mela, or Half Grand Pitcher Festival. An estimated 70 million Hindus...
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 "Yorkshire Evening Post (Leeds, England)")
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Holy water may not be such a blessing.
Newspaper article from: Yorkshire Evening Post (Leeds, England); 4/25/2007; 700+ words
; A Leeds nurse has warned holy water could give sick patients serious...curative. "We believe as Muslims that holy water is for drinking and we take it to...Catholic Diocese of Leeds, said holy water was like any other kind. "It...
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Our Tour of a Lifetime: We came from all corners of the Earth to bathe in the holy waters of the Sangam
Newspaper article from: Hinduism Today; 6/30/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Kailash Hinduism Today 06-30-2001 Our Tour of a Lifetime: We came from all corners of the Earth to bathe in the holy waters of the Sangam BY KAILASH DHAKSINAMURTHI, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS PILGRIMAGE. I'VE ALWAYS BEGUN ONE with spiritual...
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Drinking your demons out: Holy water for sale in Linden
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 1/10/2007; ; 688 words
; ...Taking a swig of the newly bottled Holy Drinking Water could cause burning, sweating...of the Chabad of Stockton. And water isn't blessed during the Jewish service, he said. Still, Holy Drinking Water is selling well at Rinaldi's...
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Wash your demons down: Bottled holy water for sale
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 1/8/2007; ; 688 words
; ...Taking a swig of the newly bottled Holy Drinking Water could cause burning, sweating...of the Chabad of Stockton. And water isn't blessed during the Jewish service, he said. Still, Holy Drinking Water is selling well at Rinaldi's...
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Entrepreneur's holy water biz hard to swallow
Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News; 3/12/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...ward off the devil by selling "Holy Drinking Water." That's right. His company...unwater.org/wwd07. World Water Day is coming up soon, March...Germann is trying to take his Holy Drinking Water business national. Yeah, I know...
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ZIMBABWE: PHARMACISTS SELL "HOLY WATER" AS FERTILITY CURE
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 3/14/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...Zimbabwe to sell bottled "holy water" as a cure for infertility...skeptics heavily critical. The water, produced by one of the country...flock to him for a sip of the water which is also believed to have...decided to launch the range of waters with one specially targeted...
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holy water
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
holy water in Christian churches, water blessed to...churches there is a bowl (stoup or font) of holy water near the doors, so that the faithful may bless themselves with it on entering. Holy water is a sacramental and is used in formal...
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Holy Water
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Holy Water. Water which has been blessed for certain specific religious purposes. It is used for blessings, dedications, exorcisms, and for ceremonial cleansing on entering a church, as well as in the W. at the Asperges .
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Holy water
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Holy water. In Christian usage, water which is blessed for use in certain rites, especially that which is blessed at the Easter Vigil for baptism of catechumens .
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holy
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
...the Holy Spirit is often represented as a dove . holy water water blessed by a priest and used in religious ceremonies...patronal saint falls on a Sunday. See also Fourteen Holy Helpers at fourteen , holier-than-thou , the sin against the Holy Ghost...
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Apparitions of Holy Figures
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained
...indiscretion" of one of the Holy Father's close friends, the...interest in apparitions of the Holy Mother has been building for...visitation. Paris, France: The Holy Mother appeared to a nun in...11 and July 16, 1858. The waters of the miraculous spring that...
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