aspergillum

See also: Aspergillum

English

Alternative forms

• aspergill, aspergil

Etymology

From Latin aspergillum, from aspergō (“sprinkle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌæspəɹˈd͡ʒɪləm/
• Rhymes: -ɪləm

Noun

aspergillum (plural aspergilla or aspergillums)

1. (Christianity) An implement, in the form of a brush, or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water; a holy water sprinkler.

   Synonym: rantistirion

   • 1994, Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, “Introduction: Classic Monarchy”, in Juliet Vale, transl., The Royal French State, 1460-1610, page 6:

     The king’s authority held sway not only over the knight’s mighty sword, but also over the episcopal cross and aspergillum: for the bishops plied back and forth between court and province like all the other lords.

Derived terms

• aspergilliform

 

Translations

holy water sprinkler

• Afrikaans: wykwas (af)
• Armenian: ցողիչ (hy) (cʻoġičʻ)

  Old Armenian: մշտիկ (mštik)

• Catalan: salpasser (ca) m, hisop (ca) m
• Czech: kropáč (cs) m, kropěnka f
• Dutch: wijwaterkwast (nl) m
• Finnish: vihmin (fi)
• French: goupillon (fr) m
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: Aspergill n, Weihwassersprengel m, Sprengel (de) m, Weihwasserwedel (de) m, Sprengwedel m, Weihwedel (de) m
• Greek: αγιαστούρα (el) f (agiastoúra)
• Icelandic: kvöstur m, stökkull (is) m
• Irish: aisréad m

  Old Irish: esríat m

• Latin: aspergillum n
• Old Norse: stǫkkull
• Polish: kropidło (pl) n
• Portuguese: aspersório m, hissope (pt) m
• Russian: кропи́ло (ru) n (kropílo)
• Spanish: hisopo (es) m, aspersorio m

Further reading

• aspergillum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia