| chrism | (n) a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam, Syn. sacramental oil, chrisom, holy oil | | christchurch | (n) industrial city at the center of a rich agricultural region | | christella | (n) any of several tropical ferns of the genus Christella having thin brittle fronds | | christendom | (n) the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia), Syn. Christianity, Example: for a thousand years the Roman Catholic Church was the principal church of Christendom | | christening | (n) giving a Christian name at baptism | | christian | (n) a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination | | christian | (adj) relating to or characteristic of Christianity, Example: Christian rites | | christian | (adj) following the teachings or manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus Christ, Ant. unchristian | | christian church | (n) a Protestant church that accepts the Bible as the only source of true Christian faith and practices baptism by immersion, Syn. Disciples of Christ | | christian era | (n) the time period beginning with the supposed year of Christ's birth, Syn. Common era |
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| Chrism | n. [ OE. crisme, from AS. crisma; also OE. creme, fr. OF. cresme, like the AS. word fr. LL. chrisma, fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to anoint; perh. akin to L. friare, fricare, to rub, Skr. gharsh, E. friable, friction. Cf. Chrisom. ] (Gr. & R. C. Church&unr_;s) [ 1913 Webster ] 1. Olive oil mixed with balm and spices, consecrated by the bishop on Maundy Thursday, and used in the administration of baptism, confirmation, ordination, etc. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The same as Chrisom. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Chrismal | a. [ LL. chrismalis. ] Of or pertaining to or used in chrism. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Chrismation | n. [ LL. chrismatio. ] The act of applying the chrism, or consecrated oil. [ 1913 Webster ] Chrismation or cross-signing with ointment, was used in baptism. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Chrismatory | n. [ LL. chrismatorium. ] A cruet or vessel in which chrism is kept. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Chrisom | n. [ See Chrism. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A child which died within a month after its baptism; -- so called from the chrisom cloth which was used as a shroud for it. [ Obs. ] Blount. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Christ | n. [ L. Christus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; anointed, fr. chri`ein to anoint. See Chrism. ] The Anointed; an appellation given to Jesus, the Savior. It is synonymous with the Hebrew Messiah. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Christcross | n. 1. The mark of the cross, as cut, painted, written, or stamped on certain objects, -- sometimes as the sign of 12 o'clock on a dial. [ 1913 Webster ] The fescue of the dial is upon the christcross of noon. Old Play. Nares. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The beginning and the ending. [ Obs. ] Quarles. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Christcross-row | The alphabet; -- formerly so called, either from the cross usually set before it, or from a superstitious custom, sometimes practiced, of writing it in the form of a cross, by way of a charm. [ 1913 Webster ] From infant conning of the Christcross-row. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ] | | christella | n. any of several tropical ferns of the genus Christella having thin brittle fronds. [ WordNet 1.5 ] | | Christen | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Christened p. pr. & vb. n. Christening. ] [ AS. cristnian to make a Christian, fr. cristen a Christian. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. To baptize and give a Christian name to. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To give a name; to denominate. “Christen the thing what you will.” Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. To Christianize. [ Obs. ] Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. To use for the first time. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
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