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| chris·ma·tion [ kriz máysh'n ] |
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putting holy oil on somebody: in the Eastern Orthodox tradition, the act of anointing somebody, or of being anointed, with holy oil in a religious ceremony such as confirmation
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| [Mid-16th century. < medieval Latin chrismation-< crisma (see chrism)] |
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