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crisma

crisma

See also: crismá

Italian

Noun

crisma m ‎(plural crismi)

  1. chrism

Portuguese

Noun

crisma f (plural crismas)

  1. (Christianity) confirmation (sacrament of sealing one’s adhesion to the doctrine)

Synonyms

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin chrisma, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα ‎(khrîsma, “anointing”), from χρίω ‎(khríō, “I anoint”), from Proto-Indo-European *ghrēi- ‎(“to smear”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɾis.ma/

Noun

crisma m, f ‎(plural crismas)

  1. chrism
  2. (colloquial) noggin, block, nut (head)

Derived terms

Etymology

From Late Latin chrisma, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα ‎(khrîsma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkris.ma/

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