Healing water, hm... well, I can certainly see the benefit to such a thing! But magical properties alone don't imply holiness. There are plenty of demons who use and manipulate water as well, after all.
[It was always so interesting to hear how similar concepts could exist in different worlds in such different ways.]
However, Holy water is simply water that has been blessed and imbued with mild spiritual power. The blessing typically comes from a priest or trained exorcist, who uses holy verses and a certain ritual to change the properties of the water.
Of course, to an ordinary person, it would be no different from simple tap water. But even a simple splash of holy water is often enough to repel a demon, or even burn their flesh.
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[It was always so interesting to hear how similar concepts could exist in different worlds in such different ways.]
However, Holy water is simply water that has been blessed and imbued with mild spiritual power. The blessing typically comes from a priest or trained exorcist, who uses holy verses and a certain ritual to change the properties of the water.
Of course, to an ordinary person, it would be no different from simple tap water. But even a simple splash of holy water is often enough to repel a demon, or even burn their flesh.