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[[File:HolyOilContainer.jpeg|thumb|right|300px|The typical container used for holy oil.]]
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|text= When the oil burns, no angel can touch or pass through the flames, or he dies.
|author= [[Castiel]]
|source= [[5.03 Free to Be You and Me]]
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==Characteristics==
Holy oil is a rare substance that [[Castiel]] obtains from Jerusalem in order to use it to restrain [[Raphael]].<ref name="five03">[[5.03 Free to Be You and Me]]</ref> When the oil is ignited, its flames will trap [[angel]]s and [[archangel]]s; if an angel touches or attempts to pass through the flames they will die. While any angel will die from trying to cross the circle, being attacked with it won't kill archangels, however it can banish them, as seen with [[Michael]]. 

Sam describes it as "a devil's trap for angels"<ref name="five13">[[5.13 The Song Remains the Same]]</ref> but it differs because angels can still use some of their powers while trapped within the flames.<ref name="five03" /><ref name="five10">[[5.10 Abandon All Hope...]]</ref> Sam and Dean keep bottles of the oil in the trunk of the [[Impala]], each of which was presumably supplied by Castiel. It is also discovered that holy oil is one of the components needed in order to see [[hellhounds]]. Dean scorches two pairs of [[Hellhound Glasses|glasses]] in holy oil fire.<ref name="eight14">[[8.14 Trial and Error]]</ref>

Holy fire is capable of hurting, though not killing, [[demons]]. Castiel throws [[Meg]] onto a ring of holy fire to escape and Sam douses [[Abaddon]] in holy oil and sets her on fire. Neither is killed, but Abaddon is left in so much pain she abandons her [[meatsuit]] and flees. However, a dissatisfied demon is able to use it to commit suicide to make a point to Crowley.<ref name="five10">[[5.10 Abandon All Hope...]]</ref><ref name="eight23">[[8.23 Sacrifice]]</ref><ref name="ten03">[[10.03 Soul Survivor]]</ref>

Sam discovers that holy fire can be used for biblical purification. This makes it a viable cure to the [[Rabids|rabid]] infection started by [[the Darkness]].<ref name="eleven02">[[11.02 Form and Void]]</ref>

==Episodes==
===[[5.03 Free to Be You and Me]]===
[[Castiel]] and [[Dean]] trap [[Raphael|the archangel Raphael]] inside a ring of burning holy oil and ask him for [[God]]'s location. He claims that God is dead, and refuses to cooperate. They leave him in the still-burning circle. He eventually escapes.
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===[[5.08 Changing Channels]]===
[[Sam]] and [[Dean]] use it to trap the [[Trickster]], forcing him to reveal that he is actually the [[archangel]] [[Gabriel]]. Dean releases him by turning on the fire sprinklers.
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===[[5.10 Abandon All Hope...]]===
[[Lucifer]] uses it to trap [[Castiel]], but he manages to break the circle and escape by throwing [[Meg]] on the flames. The extent of her injuries are unclear, but she survives.
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===[[5.22 Swan Song]]===
[[Castiel]] – with a cry of "[[Ass-butt|Hey assbutt!]]" – uses a Molotov cocktail of holy oil to momentarily banish [[Michael]].
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===[[6.03 The Third Man]]===
[[Dean]] traps the [[angel]] [[Balthazar]] in a circle of holy oil and forces him to return the [[soul]] he bought from a boy, [[Aaron Birch]], with a piece of the [[Staff of Moses]]. Castiel causes the circle to vanish with a gesture when he wishes to free the angel.
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===[[6.20 The Man Who Would Be King]]===
[[Dean]], [[Sam]], and [[Bobby]] trap [[Castiel]] in a circle of ignited holy oil and force him to admit to working with [[Crowley]]. [[Castiel]] tells them to leave him when the sound of an approaching storm of Demons is heard. They leave, and only [[Crowley]] enters; he causes the circle to vanish with a gesture, freeing the angel.
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===[[8.14 Trial and Error]]===
Searching the [[Tablets|demon tablet]] for a way to see [[hellhound]]s, [[Kevin Tran]] finds out that an object scorched by holy fire can be used to view them. Dean ends up scorching two pairs of glasses with holy fire which allows him and Sam to see [[Crowley]]'s hellhound and kill it.

===[[8.23 Sacrifice]]===
[[Abaddon]] is doused with holy oil and set aflame by [[Sam]], forcing her to abandon her [[meatsuit]] [[Josie Sands]].
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===[[9.01 I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here]]===
After coming to [[Dean]]'s aid [[Ezekiel]] is trapped in a circle of holy fire and passes out, allowing Dean to size him up on his intentions.
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===[[9.18 Meta Fiction]]===
[[Sam]] and [[Dean]] lure [[Gadreel]], trapping him in a ring of holy fire.
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===[[9.18 Meta Fiction]]===
[[Metatron]] plays along with [[Sam]] and [[Dean]], allowing himself to be trapped in a ring of holy fire before extinguishing the flames. He mentions that when using it to cook s'mores, the holy fire gives them "a delightful minty aftertaste."
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===[[9.22 Stairway to Heaven]]===
[[Sam]] and [[Castiel]] find the [[angel]] [[Josiah]], badly burned by holy fire. After falling for the trap laid out by [[Metatron]], Josiah was doused with holy oil and set aflame by a flame thrower hanging over the entrance to what he thought was a doorway to [[Heaven]].
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===[[10.03 Soul Survivor]]===
In protest of the way that Crowley has been running Hell, a demon douses himself in holy oil and self-immolates in front of Crowley.
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===[[10.18 Book of the Damned]]===
When preparing to destroy the ''[[Book of the Damned]]'', Dean adds holy oil to the fire. However, Sam only pretends to burn the book.
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===[[11.01 Out of the Darkness, Into the Fire]]===
Dean is shown throwing a container of holy oil into his duffel bag when he is getting weapons out of the Impala's trunk.
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===[[11.02 Form and Void]]===
After [[Billie]] tells Sam that he is "unclean in a biblical sense" due to his [[rabid]] infection, Sam comes up with the idea of using a biblical purification as a cure and searches the Bible online for such a purification. He finds indicators that holy fire can be used for the purpose and douses a sponge in holy fire before using it on himself. The holy fire burns away the rabid infection and cures him. Now with a viable cure for the [[rabids]], Sam lures a group of three into the hospital chapel where he traps them in a ring of holy fire. Proximity to the holy fire causes the rabid infection to burn away and the people to regain their humanity. Sam then recruits the people to use the holy fire cure on the remaining people of the town.
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===[[11.09 O Brother Where Art Thou?]]===
During [[Rowena]]'s summoning of Lucifer in Hell, the holding cell that is to hold Lucifer is encircled by holy fire.
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===[[11.18 Hell's Angel]]===
Sam, Dean, Crowley, and Rowena summon and trap Lucifer in a ring of holy fire in an attempt to get Castiel to expel him from the vessel.
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===[[12.12 Stuck in the Middle (With You)]]===
[[Sam]], [[Dean]], and [[Mary]] trap [[Ramiel]] in a ring of holy fire in an attempt to get him to cure [[Castiel]]. However, Ramiel is able to extinguish the flames with the use of the [[Lance of Michael]].
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===[[12.14 The Raid]]===
After learning that the [[British Men of Letters]] possess [[the Colt]] but no bullets, Sam tells [[Mick Davies]] that to make new bullets for the gun he needs to create a tincture of holy oil, sage, and myrrh, coat a [[silver]] bullet in it, and perform a spell.

===[[12.23 All Along the Watchtower]]===
Holy oil is one of the key ingredients in the spell [[Crowley]] uses to close the tear in space and time to the [[alternate universe]].
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===[[13.08 The Scorpion and the Frog]]===
To protect his vault, [[Luther Shrike]] uses [[silver]]-tipped darts filled with arsenic, [[holy water]], and holy oil.

===[[13.16 Scoobynatural]]===
While fighting a possessed giant dinosaur plushie, Dean doses it with holy oil and sets it aflame, destroying it.
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===[[13.23 Let the Good Times Roll]]===
When [[Michael (Apocalypse World)|Michael]] suddenly appears at a gas station, Dean, Sam, and Castiel flee outside. Dean goes to the trunk of the [[Impala]] and uses their holy oil container to create a Molotov which he throws in front of Michael, preventing him from advancing on them.
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===[[14.01 Stranger in a Strange Land]]===
An [[Apocalypse World]] [[hunter]] shows [[Mary]] bullets coated in holy oil, among the various assortment of specialty bullets.

===[[14.07 Unhuman Nature]]===
When going to meet the [[shaman]] [[Sergei]], [[Castiel]] accidentally steps into a ring a of holy fire, a precaution set by Sergei for his own self-preservation.
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===[[14.10 Nihilism]]===
As [[Michael (Apocalypse World)|Michael]] has [[Sam]], [[Jack]] and Cas at his mercy, Sam throws a Molotov of holy oil at him, distracting him long enough for Castiel to put the [[angel cuffs]] on him.
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===[[15.08 Our Father, Who Aren't in Heaven]]===
After convincing [[Michael]] to meet with him through [[prayer]], [[Castiel]] traps the [[archangel]] in a ring of holy fire. [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] then walk in with the [[angel cuffs]], which they use to more permanently restrain Michael as they meet with him.
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