aspergillum

See also: Aspergillum

English

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

aspergillum (plural aspergilla or aspergillums)

(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.

holy water sprinkler

Afrikaans: wykwas (af)
Armenian: ցողիչ (hy) (cʻoġičʻ)
Old Armenian: մշտիկ (mštik)
Belarusian: крапі́ла n (krapíla), крапі́дла n (krapídla)
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
Ukrainian: кропи́ло n (kropýlo)