chrism
Meaninganointing oil
Common meaning: consecrated oil
- christo anointLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1742 (approximate) · scan
- mGreek noun ending (-ma) cut short
Journey through time
- Greekχρίω‘to anoint’
- Old Frenchcresmesource
- Englishchrism‘consecrated oil’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Greek χρίω ‘to anoint’.
Roots
- χρίω Greek “to anoint”
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