chrisom

chris·om

C0331200 (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.

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[Middle English crisom, variant of crisme, chrisom, chrism; see chrism.]

chrisom

(ˈkrɪzəm) n1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity a white robe put on an infant at baptism and formerly used as a burial shroud if the infant died soon afterwards2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) archaic an infant wearing such a robe3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a variant spelling of chrism

chris•om

(ˈkrɪz əm)

n. 1. chrism. 2. a white cloth or robe put on a person at baptism to signify innocence. [1400–50; late Middle English krysom, crysum, variant of chrism]

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chrisom - a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsamchrism, holy oil, sacramental oilointment, salve, unguent, balm, unction - semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation