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<p> (i.e. pillar) or Stoup (1.e. bucket). A stationary stone basin (any porous substance which could suck it up was to be carefully avoided) for holy water, placed at the entrance of the house of worship, called by the French benitier. [[Pope]] Leo III erected one at Ostia. "The stoup is found in all periods of architecture, formed in the wall, set on a pillar, or in the porch, or standing on a pedestal." The vessel used by the [[Temple]] priests was a brazen laver (see &nbsp;Isaiah 1:16; &nbsp;Isaiah 52:2; &nbsp;Exodus 30:20; &nbsp;2 Corinthians 7:1; &nbsp;Psalms 51:2; &nbsp;Psalms 51:7). '''''—''''' Walcott, ''Sac. Archaeology,'' p. 314 sq. </p>

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<ref name="term_44142"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/holy-water+stock Holy-Water Stock from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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