"chrisma" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈkʰriːs.ma] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkriz.ma] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek χρῖσμᾰ (khrîsmă, “unction”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:bor|grc:χρῖσμᾰ}}, {{bor|la|grc|χρῖσμᾰ||unction}} Ancient Greek χρῖσμᾰ (khrîsmă, “unction”) Head templates: {{la-noun|chrīsma<3>|g=n}} chrīsma n (genitive chrīsmatis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|chrīsma<3>}} Forms: chrīsma [canonical, neuter], chrīsmatis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], chrīsma [nominative, singular], chrīsmata [nominative, plural], chrīsmatis [genitive, singular], chrīsmatum [genitive, plural], chrīsmatī [dative, singular], chrīsmatibus [dative, plural], chrīsma [accusative, singular], chrīsmata [accusative, plural], chrīsmate [ablative, singular], chrīsmatibus [ablative, plural], chrīsma [singular, vocative], chrīsmata [plural, vocative], crisma [alternative]
  1. (Ecclesiastical Latin) anointing, unction Tags: Ecclesiastical, Latin, declension-3
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