English-French translations for holy water

• eau bénite
  Lors de la procédure de conciliation, nous avons eu droit à un Conseil qui, face à la politique de l'environnement, s'est comporté comme le diable devant l'eau bénite. Our experience of the Council in the conciliation procedure was of an institution which has an aversion to environmental policy like that of the devil to holy water.

Definition of holy water

• In certain Christian churches, water that has been sanctified by a priest or bishop for the purpose of baptism or for the blessing of persons, places, or things

Related words

• holy water sprinkler
• holy water font
• Gregorian holy water
• holy-water font