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Chrism vs Chrismatory - What's the difference?

chrism | chrismatory |

As nouns the difference between chrism and chrismatory

is that chrism is a mixture of oil and balm, consecrated for use as an anointing fluid in certain christian ceremonies, especially confirmation while chrismatory is part of a church set aside for the rite of confirmation.

chrism

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A mixture of oil and balm, consecrated for use as an anointing fluid in certain Christian ceremonies, especially confirmation.
  • * 1982 , A. G. Dickens, Reformation Studies , page 305, footnote,
  • I observe no confirmation of this reversal and Pole specifically restored chrisms in 1555 (Cardwell, op. cit. i. 147).
  • * 1984 , (Anthony Burgess), Enderby's Dark Lady :
  • ‘The King,’ Will cried, ‘is my master and bathed in the chrism of the Lord God.’
  • * 1986 , Thomas G. Pavel, Fictional Worlds , page 111,
  • For Christian examples of condensed symbols, consider the sacraments, particularly the Eucharist and the Chrisms .
  • * 2000 , Joseph O'Neill, The Black Shore , page 62,
  • He was more dangerous than the plump satisfied ones, he was so sure of the value of his witchcraft, the holy oils and chrisms and unctions.
  • * 2002 , , The Great Nation , Penguin 2003, p. 8:
  • Miraculously moist, the chrism was kept in an ampulla in Reims cathedral where the coronations of the kings of France were held.

    Derived terms

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    Anagrams

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    chrismatory

    Noun

    (chrismatories)
  • Part of a church set aside for the rite of confirmation.
  • A globular ampulla or jar used to hold chrism.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=October 19, author=Karen Rosenberg, title=Sacred Works in Secular Places, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=Like the pleurant an Anglo-Saxon chrismatory (a container for items used in the sacraments) from the eighth or ninth century is a wonder of survival and craftsmanship. }}

    Synonyms

    * chrismarium