Chrismal
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Chrismal
Of or pertaining to or used in chrism.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
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chrismal
Pertaining to or of the nature of chrism. -
(n)
chrismal
In the early church: The vessel or flask in which the consecrated oil or chrism was contained. -
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chrismal
A vessel for the reservation of the consecrated host. -
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chrismal
A cloth used to cover relics. -
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chrismal
The white cloth bound upon the head of one newly baptized, after the unction with chrism, for the purpose of retaining the chrism upon the head during the week. Also chrism.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
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(adj)
Chrismal
pertaining to chrism
Etymology
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary LL. chrismalis,
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary O. Fr. chresme (Fr. chrême)—Gr. chrisma, from chriein, chrisein, to anoint.
Usage in literature
Associated Words: chrismatory, chrismation, chrismal, cruet, ampulla, unction. "Putnam's Word Book" by