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Farrell spread a white silk veil over the late pope’s face and sprinkled the body with holy water, according to an order of service released by the Vatican press office earlier this week.
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Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
The cat put its two front paws on the edge of the holy water dish, bent its head and started slurping up the water as fast as possible.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Throngs of devotees take a dip in the holy waters in the belief that doing so will purge them of sins and grant them salvation.
—Atul Loke, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2025
Three people in Germany and four in the UK fell ill with cholera after directly drinking or splashing their faces with the holy water.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2025
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Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
The cat put its two front paws on the edge of the holy water dish, bent its head and started slurping up the water as fast as possible.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Throngs of devotees take a dip in the holy waters in the belief that doing so will purge them of sins and grant them salvation.
—Atul Loke, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2025
Three people in Germany and four in the UK fell ill with cholera after directly drinking or splashing their faces with the holy water.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for holy water
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“Holy water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holy%20water. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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