Stoup (st&oomac;p), n. [See Stoop a vessel.] 1. A flagon; a vessel or measure for liquids. [Scot.] Jamieson.

2. (Eccl.) A basin at the entrance of Roman Catholic churches for containing the holy water with which those who enter, dipping their fingers in it, cross themselves; -- called also holy-water stoup.

Stoup (st&oomac;p), n. [See Stoop a vessel.] 1. A flagon; a vessel or measure for liquids. [Scot.] Jamieson.

2. (Eccl.) A basin at the entrance of Roman Catholic churches for containing the holy water with which those who enter, dipping their fingers in it, cross themselves; -- called also holy-water stoup.