purificator
(ˈpjʊərɪfɪkeɪtə(r))
[Agent-n. in L. form, f. L. pūrificāre to purify: see -or. In sense 1 identified with purificatory n.: see -or 3.]
1. Eccl. A cloth used at communion for wiping the chalice and paten, and the fingers and lips of the celebrant.
| 1853 Dale tr. Baldeschi's Ceremonial 29 The Subdeacon cleanses the chalice with the purificator. 1890 Ch. Times 5 Sept. 844 The purificator, or napkin, used for cleansing the chalice and paten after the ablutions is laid on the chalice. |
2. One who purifies: = purifier 1; in quot., one who performs magical purifications. rare.
| 1866 Felton Anc. & Mod. Greece I. ii. vi. 414 The conjurers, purificators, mountebanks, and charlatans. |
3. An apparatus for purifying gases or other substances: = purifier 3. rare.
| 1898 H. R. Haweis in Westm. Gaz. 6 May 2/1 This admirable purificator receives all the vapours, gases, and impurities which escape from the first fire-chamber. |