Chrism definition

Chrism

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WordNet

(1) A consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam

WiktionaryText

From mediæval Latin crisma, from ecclesiastical Latin chrisma, from Greek χρισμα, from χριειν ‘anoint’.

A mixture of oil and balm, consecrated for use as an anointing fluid in certain Christian ceremonies, especially confirmation
- 1984, ‘The King,’ Will cried, ‘is my master and bathed in the chrism of the Lord God.’ — Anthony Burgess, Enderby's Dark Lady