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Definitions for chrisom
ˈkrɪz əmchri·som
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Princeton's WordNet
chrism, chrisom, sacramental oil, holy oilnoun
a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Chrisomnoun
A child that dies within a month after its birth. So called from the chrisom-cloath, a cloath anointed with holy unguent, which the children anciently wore till they were christened.
When the convulsions were but few, the number of chrisoms and infants was greater. John Graunt, Bills of Mortality.
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chrisom
A chrisom is a white cloth or shawl that is put on a baby during or after its baptism in the Christian tradition. The term can also refer to the baby itself when clothed in the chrisom, or to a burial shroud used for a baby who died within a month of its baptism.
Webster Dictionary
Chrisomnoun
a white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened
Chrisomnoun
a child which died within a month after its baptism; -- so called from the chrisom cloth which was used as a shroud for it
Etymology: [See Chrism.]
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Chrisom
Anciently, a chrisom was the face-cloth, or piece of linen laid over a child's head when he was baptised or christened. The term has come to refer to a child who died within a month after its baptism—so called for the chrisom cloth that was used as a shroud for it.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of chrisom in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of chrisom in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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