CHRISM


Meaning of CHRISM in English

[chrism] n [ME crisme, fr. OE crisma, fr. LL chrisma, fr. Gk, ointment, fr. chriein to anoint] (bef. 12c): consecrated oil used in Greek and Latin churches esp. in baptism, chrismation, confirmation, and ordination

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