chrism
Sacramental anointing liquid
Chrism is consecrated oil used in Christian rituals—baptism, confirmation, ordination, and the anointing of the sick.
The oil, typically olive oil mixed with balsam or fragrant substances, is blessed by a bishop during Holy Week.
The priest anointed the infant's forehead with chrism.
The word appears in formal liturgical contexts rather than everyday speech.
Ceremonial oil application
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
unction · initiation · seal · grace · Holy Spirit · catechumen · sacred · spiritual
Slippery viscous fluid
- olive oilFruit-pressed culinary fat
- balsamFragrant medicinal resin
- myrrhFragrant gum from trees
- fragrancePleasing olfactory quality
balm · perfumed · aromatic · mixture · vessel · ampulla · blessed · sacred
Diocesan clergy head
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- MassCatholic worship service
- altarSacred ritual table
- vestmentsCeremonial religious attire
incense · procession · cathedral · clergy · patriarch · ceremony · rubric · celebrant
Quality of being inviolable
- sacrednessQuality of being holy
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- purityUncontaminated quality
sanctification · hallowed · veneration · reverence · divinity · spirituality · blessedness · devotion
anointing
Ceremonial oil application
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
baptism · unction · initiation · seal · grace · Holy Spirit · catechumen · sacred · spiritual · gifts
oil
Slippery viscous fluid
fragrance · balm · perfumed · aromatic · mixture · vessel · ampulla · blessed · sacred · pouring
bishop
Diocesan clergy head
vestments · incense · procession · cathedral · clergy · patriarch · ceremony · rubric · celebrant · deacon
sanctity
Quality of being inviolable
- sacrednessQuality of being holy
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
purity · sanctification · hallowed · veneration · reverence · divinity · spirituality · blessedness · devotion · sacred
ampulla
Small sealed medical container
cruet · reliquary · altar · tabernacle · stoup · censer · paten · monstrance · sanctuary · sacristy
chrismcooking oil
Liquid fat for cooking
olive oil · lamp oil · motor oil · vegetable oil · machine oil
- Jesus ChristChristianity's central deity
- before ChristEra preceding Jesus's birth
- Christ the RedeemerBrazilian hilltop religious monument
- Christ almightyBlasphemous surprise interjection
- risen ChristPost-crucifixion savior returned
- the power of christ