SpellRight › Spelling
Rarechrisom
The correct spelling is chrisom.
How to pronounce chrisom
noun
IPA: /ˈkɹɪ.zəm/
Say it like: Chr-iso-m
The correct spelling is chrisom. A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened.
Usage Examples
No usage examples in context are available for this word.
Definition
noun
- 1.A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened.
- 2.A child that died within a month after its baptism; so called from the chrisom cloth used as a shroud for it.
Similar words
Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.