"inspersion" meaning in English

See inspersion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: inspersions [plural]
Etymology: Latin inspersio. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|inspersio}} Latin inspersio Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} inspersion (countable and uncountable, plural inspersions)
  1. (obsolete) The act of sprinkling. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable

Inflected forms

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