chrisom
[ kriz-uhm ]
/ ˈkrɪz əm /
noun
a white cloth or robe put on a person at baptism to signify innocence.
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Origin of chrisom
1400–50; late Middle English krysom, crysum, variant of chrism
Words nearby chrisom
Chris, chrism, chrismation, chrismatory, chrismon, chrisom, chrisom child, Chrissie, Christ, Christadelphian, Christchurch
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Example sentences from the Web for chrisom
The chrisom was the linen cloth, or garment, which the priest put on the recently baptized child.
Parish Priests and Their People in the Middle Ages in England|Edward L. CuttsShe said no word thereon: as for her shrift,No Chrisom child could show a chart of thoughtsMore spotless than were hers.
The Saint's Tragedy|Charles KingsleyChrisom Child (A), a child that dies within a month of its birth.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.The place dripped radiance; was filling like a chrisom with radiance.
The Metal Monster|A. Merritt
British Dictionary definitions for chrisom
chrisom
/ (ˈkrɪzəm) /
noun
Christianity a white robe put on an infant at baptism and formerly used as a burial shroud if the infant died soon afterwards
archaic an infant wearing such a robe
a variant spelling of chrism
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