Associations to the word «Chrisom»

Adjective

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Wiktionary

CHRISOM, noun. (obsolete) A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened.
CHRISOM, noun. (obsolete) A child that died within a month after its baptism; so called from the chrisom cloth used as a shroud for it.

Dictionary definition

CHRISOM, noun. A consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam.

Wise words

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