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According to the investigators’ account, their car began to swerve erratically on the ride home, prompting Ed to spritz Annabelle with holy water.
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2024
Later, armed with a caddy of cleaning sprays (and maybe some holy water?), the nun demands that the monster return the relic.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 Aug. 2024
The holy waters of your womb push you onto pebbly shores.
—Hazlitt, 31 July 2024
When the devil turns into a rerun, that robs him of his power faster than dunking him in a barrel of holy water.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 June 2024
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2024
Later, armed with a caddy of cleaning sprays (and maybe some holy water?), the nun demands that the monster return the relic.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 Aug. 2024
The holy waters of your womb push you onto pebbly shores.
—Hazlitt, 31 July 2024
When the devil turns into a rerun, that robs him of his power faster than dunking him in a barrel of holy water.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 June 2024
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“Holy water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holy%20water. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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