chrisom
Americannoun
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Christianity a white robe put on an infant at baptism and formerly used as a burial shroud if the infant died soon afterwards
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archaic an infant wearing such a robe
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a variant spelling of chrism
Etymology
Origin of chrisom
1400–50; late Middle English krysom, crysum, variant of chrism
Example Sentences
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The chrisom was a white baptismal robe with which, in mediæval times, a child, when christened, was enveloped.
From Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects by William Andrews
At her churching a woman was expected to make some offering to the church, such as the chrisom or alb thrown over the child at christening.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
The old word chrisom for chrism, is an analogous change: the Italians have in like manner lengthened chrisma into cresima; the French have softened it into chrême.
From Notes and Queries, Number 46, September 14, 1850 by Various
The chrisom; Name for the white cloth in which babes were veiled immediately after Baptism.
From The Visions of England Lyrics on leading men and events in English History by Henry Morley
In mediaeval times, the child was arrayed by the priest in a white robe which had been anointed with sacred oil, and called a chrismale, or a chrisom.
From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Alice Morse Earle
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