asperges

== English == === Etymology === From Latin aspergō (“to sprinkle”); the rite is so called from the words "Asperges me, Domine, hyssopo et mundabor" (Psalm 51). === Noun === asperges A Christian rite in which the congregation is sprinkled with water. The brush or instrument used in sprinkling holy water; an aspergill. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === asperges third-person singular simple present indicative of asperge === Further reading === asperges on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Grapeses, presages, sperages == Catalan == === Etymology === From the phrase asperges me (“sprinkle me”), found in the Latin version of Psalm 51, from Latin aspergō (“I sprinkle”). === Noun === asperges m pl (plural only) asperges (rite) The antiphon recited during this rite, traditionally a Latin version of Psalm 51. aspergillum Synonym: salpasser (colloquial) The rapid dispersal of a crowd. ==== Related terms ==== aspergil aspergir === Further reading === “asperges”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Noun === asperges plural of asperge == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === asperges f plural of asperge === Anagrams === présages == Latin == === Verb === aspergēs second-person singular future active indicative of aspergō === References === "asperges", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)