ALL meanings of chrisom
chris·om
C c - noun chrisom a white robe put on an infant at baptism and formerly used as a burial shroud if the infant died soon afterwards 3
- noun chrisom an infant wearing such a robe 3
- noun chrisom a white cloth or robe formerly put on a baby at baptism as a symbol of innocence: it was used as a shroud if the child died within a month of birth 3
- noun chrisom an innocent baby; infant 3
- noun chrisom A white robe put on a child at baptism. 1
- abbreviation CHRISOM chrism. 1
- noun chrisom a white cloth or robe put on a person at baptism to signify innocence. 1
- noun chrisom (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened. 0
- noun chrisom (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A child that died within a month after its baptism; so called from the chrisom cloth used as a shroud for it. 0