Meanings
nounpurificator (plural purificators)
plural purificators
- ChristianityThe napkin used to wipe the lip of the chalice during Holy Communion.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna white linen cloth which is used to wipe the chalice after each communicant partakes.
Similar
emunctoriumpurificatorium
Broader
chalice cloth
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Czech purifikatorium
- purifikatoriumnapkin
French purificatoire
- purificatoirenapkin
German Purifikatorium
- Purifikatoriumnapkin
Indonesian purifikatorium
- purifikatoriumnapkin
Italian purificatorio, purificatoio
- purificatorionapkin
- purificatoionapkin
Polish puryfikaterz
- puryfikaterznapkin
Portuguese sanguíneo, purificatório
- sanguíneonapkin
- purificatórionapkin
- sanguinhonapkin
Cite this entry
APA
purificator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purificator
MLA
“purificator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purificator. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purificator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purificator.
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