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Definition of chrisom in English: chrisom(also chrisom-cloth) noun ˈkrɪz(ə)mˈkrɪzəm historical A white robe put on a child at baptism, and used as its shroud if it died within the month. Example sentencesExamples - This white vesture was worn for a month after the child's birth, and if it died before the expiration of that time, it had the chrisom for its shroud.
- Chrisomer literally means an infant buried in its baptism robe (chrisom).
- If the child died within a month of baptism, the chrisom-cloth was used as a burial shroud.
- Though not required by the Protestant prayer book, chrisom cloths were still standard equipment, at least in the Elizabethan period.
- It is said to depict a chrisom child, i.e., a chrisom is a child's white robe worn at baptism, used as a shroud if the infant dies within a month.
Synonyms winding sheet, grave clothes, burial clothes, cerements
Origin Middle English: alteration of chrism, representing a popular pronunciation with two syllables. Rhymes abysm, arrivisme, chrism, ism, prism, schism Definition of chrisom in US English: chrisomnounˈkrɪzəmˈkrizəm historical A white robe put on a child at baptism. Example sentencesExamples - Though not required by the Protestant prayer book, chrisom cloths were still standard equipment, at least in the Elizabethan period.
- If the child died within a month of baptism, the chrisom-cloth was used as a burial shroud.
- It is said to depict a chrisom child, i.e., a chrisom is a child's white robe worn at baptism, used as a shroud if the infant dies within a month.
- Chrisomer literally means an infant buried in its baptism robe (chrisom).
- This white vesture was worn for a month after the child's birth, and if it died before the expiration of that time, it had the chrisom for its shroud.
Synonyms winding sheet, grave clothes, burial clothes, cerements
Origin Middle English: alteration of chrism, representing a popular pronunciation with two syllables. |