What's the difference between chrism and chrisom?

Chrism


Definition:

  • (n.) Olive oil mixed with balm and spices, consecrated by the bishop on Maundy Thursday, and used in the administration of baptism, confirmation, ordination, etc.
  • (n.) The same as Chrisom.

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  • (1) The Author concludes the paper, affirming that chemoprophylaxis with isoniazid, after 20 years of application, has obtained the official chrism and can furnish, besides the BCG vaccine, a remarkable contribution to the control of tuberculosis in all countries of the world.

Chrisom


Definition:

  • (n.) A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened.
  • (n.) A child which died within a month after its baptism; -- so called from the chrisom cloth which was used as a shroud for it.

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