chrismatory
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English crismatorie, from Medieval Latin chrismatōrium, from chrisma, crisma (“chrism”).
Noun[edit]
chrismatory (plural chrismatories)
- Part of a church set aside for the rite of confirmation.
- A globular ampulla or jar used to hold chrism.
- 2007 October 19, Karen Rosenberg, “Sacred Works in Secular Places”, in New York Times[1]:
- Like the pleurant an Anglo-Saxon chrismatory (a container for items used in the sacraments) from the eighth or ninth century is a wonder of survival and craftsmanship.