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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
chrism /ˈkrɪz(ə)m/

▶noun a consecrated oil used for anointing in the Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican Churches.

– origin OE, from med. L. crisma, eccles. L. chrisma, from Gk khrisma ‘anointing’, from khriein ‘anoint’.

'chrism' also found in these Oxford entries:

chrismation - chrisom - cream

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