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Confirmation vs Chrismatory - What's the difference?

confirmation | chrismatory |

As nouns the difference between confirmation and chrismatory

is that confirmation is confirmation while chrismatory is part of a church set aside for the rite of confirmation.

confirmation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An official indicator that things will happen as planned
  • Verification that something has happened
  • A sacrament of sealing and strengthening in many Christian Churches, often including a ceremony of anointing
  • * {{quote-song
    • , year = 1977 , title = (Only the Good Die Young) , composer = (Billy Joel) , album = , passage = You got a nice white dress / and a party on your confirmation . / You've got a brand new soul, / mm, and a cross of gold. }}

    Related terms

    * confirm * confirmational

    chrismatory

    English

    (wikipedia 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