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asperges

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
as-perges
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Christian rite in which the congregation is sprinkled with water.

noun

The brush or instrument used in sprinkling holy water; an aspergill.

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of asperge

Etymology

From Latin aspergō (“to sprinkle”); the rite is so called from the words "Asperges me, Domine, hyssopo et mundabor" (Psalm 51).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does asperges mean?
A Christian rite in which the congregation is sprinkled with water.
Where does asperges come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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