crisma

See also: crismá

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkris.ma/

Noun

crisma m (plural crismi)

  1. chrism

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɾiz.mɐ/

Noun

crisma f or m (less common) (plural crismas)

  1. (Christianity) confirmation (sacrament of sealing one’s adhesion to the doctrine)
    Synonym: confirmação
  2. rechristening (a ceremonial change of name or designation)

Noun

crisma m (plural crismas)

  1. (Christianity) chrism (holy oil used in certain ceremonies)

Verb

crisma

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of crismar
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of crismar

Spanish

FWOTD – 19 September 2017

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɾisma/, [ˈkɾizma]

Noun

crisma m or f (plural crismas)

  1. chrism
    • 1998, Dennis C. Smolarski, Los Sacramentos. Principios y práctica litúrgica, tr. by Ignacio Marqués of Sacred Mysteries. Sacramental Principles and Liturgical Practice, Centre de Pastoral Litúrgica (publ.,1st ed.), page 80.
      Todo esto se hacía para impedir que manos no consagradas tocaran el crisma sagrado. Esta reverencia exagerada hacia el crisma raya con la superstición y es anacrónica, cuando es ya práctica común entre la gente el recibir la comunión en la mano.
  2. (colloquial) noggin, block, nut (head)
    • 2013, Pedro Urvi, Conflicto: El enigma de los Ilenios II, self-published, →ISBN, unnumbered page.
      Al grandullón le encantaba la acción. No podía esperar para meterse en algún lío y repartir mamporros o romper crismas, como él mismo solía decir.

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