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means Water blessed by a priest and used in religious rites for purification or protection.
from The practice stretches back to ancient ritual washing traditions — ablution with water as a symbol of purification shows up across many early religions, including Jewish mikveh rites. Christianity adopted and formalized the custom, with clergy blessing water in fonts and stoups for use in baptism, blessings, and warding off evil. The English phrase itself is simply descriptive — 'holy' plus 'water' — no hidden trick in the wording, the ritual did all the work.
- vatican tax
- no vat charged, technically a sacramental not a product
- theft rate
- churches report it as one of the most stolen items
- shelf life
- blessed, not sterilized, so it can still grow algae
- bulk source
- often just blessed from the municipal supply