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chris⋅om

  [kriz-uhm]
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–noun
1. chrism.
2. a white cloth or robe put on a person at baptism to signify innocence.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME krysom, crysum, var. of chrism

chrism

  [kriz-uhm]
–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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chris·om   (krĭz'əm)   
n.  

  1. A white cloth or robe worn by an infant at baptism.

  2. Archaic An infant wearing a baptismal robe; a baby.


[Middle English crisom, variant of crisme, chrisom, chrism; see chrism.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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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