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aspergillium

aspergillium is the alternative form of aspergillum.

Meaning of aspergillum

Noun

aspergillum (plural aspergilla or aspergillums)

  1. An implement, in the form of a brush or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water; a holy-water sprinkle.
    • 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.1994, Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, “Introduction: Classic Monarchy”, in Juliet Vale, transl., The Royal French State, 1460-1610, page 6

Forms of aspergillium

pluralaspergillia

Origin of aspergillium

From aspergill + -ium or aspergil + -ium, from Latin aspergō (“sprinkle”).

Questions about aspergillium

What is aspergillium the alternative form of?
Aspergillium is the alternative form of aspergillum.

Words near aspergillium in the dictionary

  1. aspergillic
  2. aspergillic acid
  3. aspergilliform
  4. aspergillimide
  5. aspergillin
  6. aspergillium
  7. aspergillo-
  8. aspergilloma
  9. aspergillomas
  10. aspergillomata
  11. aspergillomycosis

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