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Chrisom

Chrisom Meaning & Definition
Chrisom Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Chrisom?

[n] a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam

Synonyms | Synonyms for Chrisom: chrism | holy oil | sacramental oil

Related Terms | Find terms related to Chrisom:

See Also | balm | ointment | salve | unction | unguent

Chrisom In Webster's Dictionary

\Chris"om\, n. [See {Chrism}.] 1. A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened. [Obs.] 2. A child which died within a month after its baptism; -- so called from the chrisom cloth which was used as a shroud for it. [Obs.] --Blount.

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