chrismation
English
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editchrismation (countable and uncountable, plural chrismations)
- (ecclesiastical) The sacrament of applying chrism to complete baptism in the Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches.
- The Church opposed burning people who had received the myron of chrismation in the baptism ritual.
- (ecclesiastical) In general, the act of applying chrism, or consecrated oil.
Translations
editsacrament of applying chrism
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References
edit- “chrismation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.