Cosa (chi) è stoup - definizione
stoup
VESSEL CONTAINING HOLY WATER IN A CHURCH
Holy Water Fonts; Stoup; Holy water stoups; Stoups; Holy water stoup
[stu:p]
¦ noun
1. a basin for holy water in a church.
2. archaic a flagon or beaker.
Origin
ME (in the sense 'pail, small cask'): from ON staup, of Gmc origin; related to steep2.
Stoup
VESSEL CONTAINING HOLY WATER IN A CHURCH
Holy Water Fonts; Stoup; Holy water stoups; Stoups; Holy water stoup
·noun A flagon; a vessel or measure for liquids.
II. Stoup ·noun A basin at the entrance of Roman Catholic churches for containing the holy water with which those who enter, dipping their fingers in it, cross themselves;
- called also holy-water stoup.
