crisme

See also: crismé

Middle English

Alternative forms

• cresome, crisma, crisum, crysme, crysome, crysum, crysyme, krysom

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)

Related terms

• crismatorie

Descendants

• English: chrism, chrisom

References

• “crisme, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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