chrism

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkrɪzəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kriz′əm)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
chrism  (kriz′əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Religiona consecrated oil, usually mixed with balsam or balsam and spices, used by certainchurches in various rites, as in baptism, confirmation, and the like.
Also, chrisom. 
  • Greek chrîsma unguent, unction
  • Latin chrīsma
  • learned respelling of Middle English crisme, Old English crisma bef. 900
chris′mal, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
chrism, chrisom / ˈkrɪzəm/
  1. a mixture of olive oil and balsam used for sacramental anointing in the Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches
Etymology: Old English crisma, from Medieval Latin, from Greek khrisma unction, from khriein to anointchrismal / ˈkrɪzməl/
'chrism' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
chrismatory - chrisom - cream - holy oil - myron

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