chrism
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of chrism
before 900; learned respelling of Middle English crisme, Old English crisma < Latin chrīsma < Greek chrîsma unguent, unction
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It is the manutergium, the cloth the new priest uses to wipe the sacred chrism oil from his now-anointed hands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
The "chrism oil" for the coronation was consecrated in a religious ceremony in Jerusalem on Friday.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2023
A Japanese-led mission, XRISM, pronounced chrism, could launch earlier in the year as well.
From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2023
Royal time should move slowly and by its own laws: creeping, like the flow of chrism from a jar.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 26, 2017
Taking the chrism on his fingertips, he anointed me, marking the sign of the Cross on the required places, first my forehead, then eyes, nostrils, mouth, ears, breast, hands, and feet.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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