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Defining perirrhanterium
a. a box that allows access through sealed hand apertures so that dangerous substances may be handled safely
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b. a broad, shallow tank for demonstrating how ripples and waves are formed
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c. A sanctuary for the spirits of the dead and subsequent séances.
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d. a visually apparent physical feature of Neanderthals that signaled a significant racial disability which precluded any major integration with Cro-magnon man.
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e. An animal that is immune to the toxin(s) of another plant or animal and is thereby protected from its predators when in close proximity to the poisonous life form.
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f. An instrument for sprinkling holy water, especially upon the newly baptised
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g. noun Photography : a person, usually a pedestrian, coincidentally standing in the background of an outdoor photograph who is unknown to both sitter and photographer. [from 'peri-' round + 'rhanter' from 'estrange' see 'stranger' + '-ium' see -ion]
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h. Rare plant found in Anatolia which is believed to be the wild ancestor of the onion family
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i. spore case
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j. That portion of the mouth which immediately surrounds the front teeth.
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k. The area between the back and the front.
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l. The border of an area in which no philosophical discourse is allowed.
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m. The phlange-like component used to connect lengths of tube in ancient Roman viaducts.
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n. The protein capsule of an RNA virus of the bunyaviridae family.
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One of the books I'm currently reading is The Complete English Poems of George Herbert. Perirrhanterium is the title he gave to one part of his collection of poems called The Temple.
I copied the definition "An instrument for sprinkling holy water, especially upon the newly baptised" verbatim from the notes provided by the editor of the Penguin edition. However, the only references to this word revealed by googling come from sites about Herbert.
Could our ecclesiastical correspondent shed any light on the matter?
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>..not to mention that the -rrh- suggests it's Greek, not Latin... and indeed, this appears to be one of those Greek/Latin dichotomies where the Latin won out; viz. aspergillum. edit hmmmthat looks more like an aspersory (the bucket) than it does the aspergillum (the wand).
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Every good Anglican is a huge fan of George Herbert and thus has read all of his poetry. I think it is required by one of the vows taken at Holy Baptism or some such. Because of this shared literacy, every Anglican knows the term Perirrhanterium and its meaning, but only from the footnotes in the book of Herbert's poems. The utensil in question is more often called aspergillium (Latin), or aspersorium (Latin) or goupillon (French, I think). Even these words are fading in Anglican vocabulary as holy water is so often tossed about using small branches of shrubs and trees rather than a sprinkler.
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> using small branches of shrubs and trees
how Pagan!
(hi Elizabeth!)
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Every good Anglican is a huge fan of George Herbert and thus has read all of his poetry. I think it is required by one of the vows taken at Holy Baptism or some such. Because of this shared literacy, every Anglican knows the term Perirrhanterium and its meaning, but only from the footnotes in the book of Herbert's poems. The utensil in question is more often called aspergillium (Latin), or aspersorium (Latin) or goupillon (French, I think). Even these words are fading in Anglican vocabulary as holy water is so often tossed about using small branches of shrubs and trees rather than a sprinkler.
Dare I ask then why you, our favorite good Anglican, chose my daffynition, misspelled as flange was? 
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Anna the implication is that our Father Steve is a bad Anglican. *clucks tongue*
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I thought it was cute that Connie and Alex chose each other's.
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Perhaps the good Father felt that a display of professional knowledge might spoil the game for others since they would naturally follow his lead rather than try to find the correct answer themselves.
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Anna asks Dare I ask then why you, our favorite good Anglican, chose my daffynition, misspelled as flange was?
And the answer is: "peri-" is a prefix which appears in lots of medical terms meaning around or surrounding. A flange/phlange does that. The rest of the term had a nice Greco-Roman ring (no pun intended) to it. So I picked Anna's definition, in part as a feint, a dodge, a crude attempt to deflect respondents to her answer.
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