Lectionary Calendar
Wednesday, May 1st, 2024
the Fifth Week after Easter
Attention!
We are taking food to Ukrainians still living near the front lines. You can help by getting your church involved.
Click to donate today!

Bible Dictionaries
Chrisom

Webster's Dictionary

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Prev Entry
Chrismatory
Next Entry
Christ
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

(1):

(n.) A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened.

(2):

(n.) A child which died within a month after its baptism; - so called from the chrisom cloth which was used as a shroud for it.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Chrisom'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/chrisom.html. 1828.
adsFree icon
Ads FreeProfile