CHRISM


Meaning of CHRISM in English

[ 'krɪz(ə)m ]

■ noun a consecrated oil used for anointing in the Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican Churches.

Origin

OE, from med. L. crisma , eccles. L. ~a , from Gk khrisma 'anointing', from khriein 'anoint'.

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