Relating to or involving chrism or anointing with blessed oil.
Formed from 'chrism' plus the Latin adjectival suffix '-al'. Emerged in Middle English ecclesiastical writing as religious scholars needed adjectives to describe chrism-related ceremonies and objects.
Chrismal is one of those words that almost disappeared from English—it's so specialized that even most priests probably haven't used it in years, yet it captures a specific religious concept with perfect precision.
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