Look up: chrism


  1. chrism
    [n] - a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam
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  2. Chrism
    Chrism noun [ Middle English crisme , from Anglo-Saxon crisma ; also Middle English creme , from Old French cresme , like the Anglo-Saxon word from Late Latin chrisma , from Greek ..., from ... to anoint; perhaps akin ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/73

  3. chrism
    chrisom noun a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=chrism

  4. Chrism
    • (n.) Olive oil mixed with balm and spices, consecrated by the bishop on Maundy Thursday, and used in the administration of baptism, confirmation, ordination, etc. • (n.) The same as Chrisom.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/chrism/

  5. chrism
    (from the article `chrismation`) ...new members into the church. It is the Eastern equivalent of confirmation in the West. A priest anoints the forehead, eyes, nostrils, mouth, ears, ... ...and courage) upon the recipient, who must be a baptized person at least seven years old. A bishop normally per...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/78

  6. Chrism
    Chrism (Greek word literally meaning "an anointing"), also called "Myrrh" (Myron), Holy anointing oil, or "Consecrated Oil", is a consecrated oil used in the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Eastern Rite Catholic, Oriental Orthodox, and Old-Catholic churches, as well as some other tradit...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrism

  7. Chrism
    Chrism, so named from the Greek word for to anoint, is the holy oil prepared by the Roman Catholic bishops, and used in baptism, confirmation, the ordination of priests, and the extreme unction.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/AC.HTM

  8. chrism
    1) Balm 2) Chrisom 3) Holy oil 4) Oil used in church rites 5) Ointment 6) Sacramental oil 7) Salve 8) Unction 9) Unguent
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/chrism/1

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