HOLY OIL


Meaning of HOLY OIL in English

1. consecrated oil; chrism.

2. (esp. in the Eastern Church) oil that has been in contact with a sacred object, as a relic, and is used in certain rites.

[ 1350-1400; ME ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .