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    stoup

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Christianity
    stoup /stuːp/ noun [countable]  RRCa container for holy water near the entrance to a church 〔教堂入口附近的〕圣水钵
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    stoup• A young boy with a ladle and a stoup of water wetted their grizzled mouths.• The gaoler returned and left a stoup of water.• In place of the holy water stoup, a baptismal vessel is held above his head by John.    Origin stoup (1300-1400) Old Norse staup “cup”
    stoup nounChinese
    near holy Corpus a for a container to the water entrance


    stoup
    stoup /stuːp/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: Old Norse
     Origin: staup 'cup'
    a container for holy water near the entrance to a church


    stoupBrE /stuːp/ 🔊NAmE /stuːp/ 🔊 noun (specialist) a stone container for holy water in a church （教堂的）圣水钵