chrisom - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'chrisom' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Chrisom

[ n.]

- 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.

Nearby Words:

chrematistics chreotechnics chrestomathic chrestomathy chrism chrismal chrismation chrismatory christ christ's-thorn

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