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ASPERSION
Administration of baptism, in exceptional circumstances, be merely sprinkling the head of the person being baptized. The expression is also used to describe any sprinkling with holy water.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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