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Icelandic
Pronunciation
Noun
krisma n (genitive singular krisma, no plural) or
krisma f (genitive singular krismu, no plural)
- (Christianity, archaic) chrism (oil used for consecration)
Declension
Declension of krisma (sg-only neuter)
Declension of krisma (sg-only feminine)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Late Latin crisma, from Ecclesiastical Latin chrisma, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα (khrîsma, “anointing”, “unction”), from χρίω (khríō, “anoint”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: kris‧ma
Noun
krisma (first-person possessive krismaku, second-person possessive krismamu, third-person possessive krismanya)
- (Catholicism) chrism: a mixture of oil and balm, consecrated for use as an anointing fluid in certain Christian ceremonies, especially confirmation.
- (Catholicism) ellipsis of sakramen krisma (“confirmation”): a ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18.
- Synonym: penguatan
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish crisma, from Late Latin chrisma, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα (khrîsma, “anointing; unction”).
Pronunciation
Noun
krisma (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜋ) (Catholicism)
- chrism
- Synonyms: santo oleo, langis na sagrado, (obsolete) mahal na lana, (obsolete) lana sa noo
Further reading
- “krisma”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018