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What is an aspersorium?

What is an aspersorium? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A basin that holds holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves.
  2. An aspergillum.
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Beneath the two arms of the Cross there were two Angels each with a crystal aspersorium in his hand, in which they gathered up the blood of the Martyrs and with it sprinkled the souls that were making their way to God.
The brush used for sprinkling is an aspergill, or aspersoir, and the vessel for this water an aspersorium.
An aspersorium is the bucket-like vessel which holds the Holy Water and into which the aspergillum is dipped.
A brush or aspersorium, used for sprinkling holy water, was leaning against the wall.
The aspersorium, containing a small amount of holy water, and aspergillum are placed at the sedilia for use during the final Commendation.
And those figures that moved about it, with censor and aspersorium, were as angels for tenderness and dignity and undoubted power.

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