Found 2 items, similar to Chrisom.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: chrisom chrisom n : a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam [syn: chrism, sacramental oil, holy oil]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Chrisom Chrisom \Chris"om\, n. [See Chrism.] [1913 Webster] 1. A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. A child which died within a month after its baptism; -- so called from the chrisom cloth which was used as a shroud for it. [Obs.] --Blount. [1913 Webster]