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chrism

  [kriz-uhm]
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–noun
a 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.

Origin:
bef. 900; learned respelling of ME crisme, OE crisma < L chrīsma < Gk chrîsma unguent, unction

Related forms:
chrismal, adjective
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chrism   (krĭz'əm)   
n.   Ecclesiastical

  1. A consecrated mixture of oil and balsam, used for anointing in church sacraments such as baptism and confirmation. Also called holy oil.

  2. A sacramental anointing, especially upon confirmation into the Eastern Orthodox Church.


[Middle English crisme, chrism, chrisom, from Old English crisma, from Latin chrīsma, from Greek khrīsma, an anointing, from khrīein, to anoint; see ghrēi- in Indo-European roots.]
chris'mal (krĭz'məl) adj.
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Word Origin & History

chrism 
"oil mingled with balm," O.E., from L. chrisma, from Gk. khrisma "anointing, unction." Chrisom "baptismal robe," is a c.1200 variant of this.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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