chrismus

Latin

Alternative forms

• chrismos
• chrismum

Etymology

First attested in the 16th century in New Latin , from Middle Latin crismon.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰris.mus/, [ˈkʰrɪs̠mʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkris.mus/, [ˈkrizmus]

Noun

chrismus m (genitive chrismī); second declension

1. Eucharist
   • 1577, Gabriel de Barletta, Sermones, volume 1, page 114:

     Quot sunt inquit sacramenta Ecclesiae? Repsond. tribus. Et episcopus Quibus. Chrismus, baptismus, & missa pro defunctis.

     “How many,” [he] said, “are the sacraments of the Church?” [The other] responds: “Three [in number].” And the bishop [said], “Which [in number]?” “The Eucharist, Baptism, and Mass for the Dead.”

   • 1814, Unknown, quoting John Tutchin, “Nugae. № XXVII”, in The European Magazine, and London Review, volume 65, page 194:

     B[ishop]. Quot sunt septem Sacramenta?
     S[chollar]. Tribus, viz. Chrismus, Primus et Baptismus.

     Bishop: How many are the seven sacraments?
     Scholar: Three [in number], namely the Eucharist, the first and baptism.

2. Christogram, chrismon
   • 1765, Johann Christoph Gatterer, Elementa artis diplomaticae universalis, page 145:

     Est vero Chrismon sive Chrismus, si eius originem spectes, nihil aliud, quam signum pietatis christianae, ac sigillatim inuocationis diuinae, vel etiam iurisiurandi taciti, quo quis se ad seruanda, quae promittebat, obligauit.

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Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	chrismus	chrismī
Genitive	chrismī	chrismōrum
Dative	chrismō	chrismīs
Accusative	chrismum	chrismōs
Ablative	chrismō	chrismīs
Vocative	chrisme	chrismī