chrisom
Noun
Meaning
A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened.
A child which died within a month after its baptism; -- so called from the chrisom cloth which was used as a shroud for it.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
chrism
holy oil
sacramental oil
ointment
balm
unction
last rites
cerement
unguent
chrismation
cerecloth
extreme unction
chrismal
chrismatory
sudary
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