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16 May 2008

Ask MeCha: What's the name of the used to sprinkle holy water?→[More:]So a censer is the thing that swings and burns incense, and the little bowl of holy water by the door is a font (I think?) but what's the little ball-on-a-stick holy water sprinkle thingy?

Asked in all ignorance and sincerity. Halp to educate plz?

post by: Joe Invisible at: 13:28 | 8 comments

...dur. name of the thing used to sprinkle holy water. One day I may learn to READ when I preview.

posted by Joe Invisible 16 May | 13:29

aspergillum. er, I think.

[recovering Catholics "R" we}

posted by lonefrontranger 16 May | 13:30

Aspergillum.

posted by CitrusFreak12 16 May | 13:31

D'oh! Beat to the punch.
Also, I just Googled it.

posted by CitrusFreak12 16 May | 13:32

Thanks bunnies!
That word is awfully close to Aspergillus, a type of mold.

posted by Joe Invisible 16 May | 13:42

From that wiki - "Viewing the fungi under a microscope, Micheli was reminded of the shape of an aspergillum (holy water sprinkler), and named the genus accordingly"

posted by ormondsacker 16 May | 14:02

Father McNaulty - Sorry I ran away crying when you asked the smaller me if I wanted to see your aspergillum. I didn't know.

posted by Hellbient 16 May | 14:10

Just put the aspergillum in the sepulcher. What do you mean, what's a sepulcher? It's in the sacristy. What are you, some kind of sedevacantist?

posted by box 16 May | 19:37

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