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benitier

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ben-i-ti-er
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The vase or vessel for holy water in Roman Catholic churches.

Etymology

From French bénitier, from Latin benedictarium, benedictus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: bénitier, benedictarium

Inflected Forms

benitiers (plural)

Synonyms

stoup

Questions

What does benitier mean?
The vase or vessel for holy water in Roman Catholic churches.
Where does benitier come from?
It is traced to French.

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