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chrismatory

American

[kriz-muh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈkrɪz məˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

noun

plural

chrismatories

a receptacle for chrism.

chrismatory British

/ ˈkrɪzmətərɪ, -trɪ /

noun

RC Church a small receptacle containing the three kinds of consecrated oil used in the sacraments

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Etymology

Origin of chrismatory

1375–1425; late Middle English crismatorie < Medieval Latin chrīsmatōrium, equivalent to chrīsmat- (stem of chrīsma ) chrism + -ōrium for Latin -tōrium -tory ²

Example Sentences

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In Easter week, when a procession was made, he bore the chrismatory.

From The Parish Clerk by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)

The vessel for holding the oil was an important piece of church plate, and was called a chrismatory.

From English Villages by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)

Chalice and paten, ewer and basin, crewet and chrismatory, are found as in the Western churches.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various

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