— chrismal , adj.
/kriz"euhm/ , n.
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 .
[ bef. 900; learned respelling of ME crisme, OE crisma chrisma chrîsma unguent, unction ]