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单词 chrism
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chrism

[ kriz-uhm ]
/ ˈkrɪz əm /
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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 of chrism

before 900; learned respelling of Middle English crisme,Old English crisma<Latin chrīsma<Greek chrîsma unguent, unction

OTHER WORDS FROM chrism

chrismal, adjective

Words nearby chrism

chrestomathy, Chrétien, Chrétien de Troyes, Chrimbo, Chris, chrism, chrismation, chrismatory, chrismon, chrisom, chrisom child
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British Dictionary definitions for chrism

chrism

chrisom

/ (ˈkrɪzəm) /

noun

a mixture of olive oil and balsam used for sacramental anointing in the Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches

Derived forms of chrism

chrismal (ˈkrɪzməl), adjective

Word Origin for chrism

Old English crisma, from Medieval Latin, from Greek khrisma unction, from khriein to anoint
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