Holy water

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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.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions JOHN BOWKER

holy water

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ho·ly wa·ter • n. water blessed by a priest and used in religious ceremonies.

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