Definitions for: Chrisom


[n] a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam



Webster (1913) Definition: Chris"om, n. [See Chrism.]
1. A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle
thrown over a child when baptized or christened. [Obs.]

2. A child which died within a month after its baptism; -- so
called from the chrisom cloth which was used as a shroud
for it. [Obs.] --Blount.

Synonyms: chrism, holy oil, sacramental oil

See Also: balm, ointment, salve, unction, unguent

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