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chrism
noun 
  1. A mixture of oil and balm, consecrated for use as an anointing fluid in certain Christian ceremonies, especially confirmation
    • 1984, "The King," Will cried, "is my master and bathed in the of the Lord God." " Anthony Burgess, Enderby's Dark Lady
Translations: 
  • Italian: crisma
Etymology: From mediíval Latin crisma, from ecclesiastical Latin chrisma, from Greek , from "anoint".

     
 
  

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