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chrisms

chrisms is the plural of chrism.

Meaning of chrism

Noun

chrism (countable and uncountable, plural chrisms)

  1. A mixture of oil and balm, consecrated for use as an anointing fluid in certain Christian ceremonies, especially confirmation.
    • A reinforcement of fresh troops staggered in, one man soaked and dripping, his hair sticky with the chrism of poured beer, another with his pockets crammed with sauce-bottles.1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 352
    Synonyms:
    muron, myrrh

Questions about chrisms

What is chrisms the plural of?
Chrisms is the plural of chrism.

Words near chrisms in the dictionary

  1. chrismations
  2. chrismatories
  3. chrismatory
  4. chrismon
  5. chrismons
  6. chrisms
  7. Chrismukka
  8. Chrismukkah
  9. chrisom
  10. chrisom child
  11. chrisom children

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