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holy oil

noun

Definition of HOLY OIL

:  olive oil blessed by a bishop for use in a sacrament or sacramental
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First Known Use of HOLY OIL

14th century

Rhymes with HOLY OIL

baby oil, castor oil, desert soil, drying oil, linseed oil, mineral oil, olive oil, peanut oil, prairie soil, rapeseed oil, safflower oil, salad oil, soybean oil, supercoil, tick trefoil

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