'Chrisom' definitions:

Definition of 'chrisom'

From: WordNet
noun
A consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam [syn: chrism, chrisom, sacramental oil, holy oil]

Definition of 'Chrisom'

From: GCIDE
  • Chrisom \Chris"om\, n. [See Chrism.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A child which died within a month after its baptism; -- so called from the chrisom cloth which was used as a shroud for it. [Obs.] --Blount. [1913 Webster]