crisme

See also: crismé

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Old English crisma, from Medieval Latin crisma, from Ecclesiastical Latin chrisma, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα (khrîsma). Doublet of creme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrizmə/, /ˈkrizəm/, /ˈkrizum/

Noun

crisme (uncountable)

  1. chrism (mix of oil and balsam)
  2. anointing, anointment
  3. chrisom (cloth anointed with chrism)

Descendants

  • English: chrism, chrisom

References

Portuguese

Verb

crisme

  1. inflection of crismar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

crisme

  1. inflection of crismar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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