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.

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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