chrismation

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chrismation

noun chrismations

countable, uncountable The sacrament of applying chrism to complete baptism in the Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches. The Church opposed burning people who had received the myron of chrismation in the baptism ritual.
countable, uncountable In general, the act of applying chrism, or consecrated oil.

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noun sacrament of applying chrism

Italiano	cresima
Русский	миропомазание miropomazanije
العربية	مَسْحَة masḥa

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@misc{chrismation_2026,
  title = {chrismation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chrismation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}