chrism
chrism definition
chrism (kriz′əm)
noun
- consecrated oil used in baptism and other sacraments
- a sacramental anointing with this oil
Etymology: ME crisme < OE crisma < LL(Ec) chrisma, an anointing, unction < Gr, oil (in Ec use, anointing) < chriein, to rub, anoint: see Christ
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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