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- Dictionarychrisom/ˈkrɪz(ə)m/
noun
- 1. a white robe put on a child at baptism, and used as its shroud if it died within the month. historical
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The term has come to refer to a child who died within a month after its baptism—so called for the chrisom cloth that was used as a shroud for it. Additionally, in London's bills of mortality , the term chrisom was used to refer to infants who died within a month after being born.
The meaning of CHRISOM is a white cloth or robe put on a person at baptism as a symbol of innocence.
noun. chrism. a white cloth or robe put on a person at baptism to signify innocence. chrisom. / ˈkrɪzəm / noun. Christianity a white robe put on an infant at baptism and formerly used as a burial shroud if the infant died soon afterwards. archaic. an infant wearing such a robe. a variant spelling of chrism. Discover More. Word History and Origins.
chrisom in British English. (ˈkrɪzəm ) noun. 1. Christianity. a white robe put on an infant at baptism and formerly used as a burial shroud if the infant died soon afterwards. 2. archaic. an infant wearing such a robe. 3. a variant spelling of chrism.
Quick Reference. A white robe put on a child at baptism, and used as its shroud if it died within the month. The word is recorded from Middle English and is an alteration of chrism, representing a popular sound with two syllables. From: chrisom in The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable » Subjects: History. Reference entries. chrisom.
Chrisom is a noun that means a white cloth or robe worn by an infant at baptism. It is a variant of chrism, a holy oil used in Christian rituals.
chrisom is a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English chrism. See etymology. Nearby entries. chrismal, adj. & n. 1659–.
