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Balsam
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
An aromatic resin from the terebinth tree and other plants; it is mixed with the olive oil which is blessed as the Holy Chrism. It symbolizes the sweet odor of virtue.
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Entry for 'Balsam'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/b/balsam.html. 1910.