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1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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(imperative of Aramaic verb, to open)

A ceremony which is a part of the administration of Baptism. It consists in the applying of saliva from the priest's mouth to the ears and nostrils of the person who is being baptized, with the words:

"Ephpheta, which is: Be thou opened, in the odor of sweetness. And thou, devil, flee; for the judgment of God will draw near."