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Water of Consecration

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

A holy water used in the ceremony of the consecration of a church. It contains wine, salt, and ashes. It takes its name because its use was prescribed by Pope Gregory I.

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Entry for 'Water of Consecration'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​w/water-of-consecration.html. 1910.