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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chrism \Chrism\, n. [OE. crisme, from AS crisma; also OE creme, fr OF cresme, like the AS word fr LL chrisma, fr Gr ?, fr ? to anoint; perh. akin to L. friare, fricare to rub, Skr. gharsh, E. friable, friction. Cf {Chrisom}.] (Gr. & R. C. Church?s) 1. Olive oil mixed with balm and spices, consecrated by the bishop on Maundy Thursday, and used in the administration of baptism, confirmation, ordination, etc 2. The same as {Chrisom}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: chrism n : a consecrated mixture of oil and balsam [syn: {chrisom}, {sacramental oil}, {holy oil}]
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