First Known Use: circa 1587
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asperges
noun as·per·ges \ə-ˈspər-(ˌ)jēz\
Definition of ASPERGES
: a ceremony of sprinkling altar and people with holy water
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Origin of ASPERGES
Latin, thou wilt sprinkle, from aspergere
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