chrism

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkɹɪz(ə)m/

Noun

chrism

1. A mixture of oil and balm, consecrated for use as an anointing fluid in certain Christian ceremonies, especially confirmation.
   • 1982, A. G. Dickens, Reformation Studies, page 305 ↗, footnote,

     I observe no confirmation of this reversal and Pole specifically restored chrisms in 1555 (Cardwell, op. cit. i. 147).

   • 2002, Colin Jones (historian), The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 8:

     Miraculously moist, the chrism was kept in an ampulla in Reims cathedral where the coronations of the kings of France were held.

Translations

• French: chrême
• German: Chrisam
• Italian: crisma
• Portuguese: crisma
• Russian: ми́ро
• Spanish: crisma

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