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Chrism Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Chrism has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam

2

A mixture of oil and balm, consecrated for use as an anointing fluid in certain Christian ceremonies, especially confirmation.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
ointment
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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