benitier

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benitier

(bɛˈnɪtɪeɪ)
n
a basin to hold holy water
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References in classic literature
He touched the earth, moistened with the evening dew, with the ends of his fingers, signed himself as if he had been at the benitier in church, and retook alone - ever alone - the road to Paris.
Victime d'un parasite identifie en 2016 au large de l'Espagne dont l'expansion fulgurante est favorisee par le rechauffement climatique, ce coquillage, le plus grand au monde apres le benitier tropical, se meurt.
While regional beliefs might vary, she cites an old saying from Brittany which resembles much more clearly the traits of the loup-garou exported to New France than those of the courtly tales mentioned above: "If you remain seven years without putting your finger in the baptismal font you will become a Loup-Garou" ("'Si tu restes sept ans sans mettre le doigt dans le benitier tu seras Loup-Garou';" Sebillot--Traditions Superstitieuses de la Haute-Bretagne, p.
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