holy oil

holy oil

noun
1.
consecrated oil; chrism.
2.
(especially in the Eastern Church) oil that has been in contact with a sacred object, as a relic, and is used in certain rites.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English
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holy oil

noun
a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam [syn: chrism
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