Definition
The act or ceremony of anointing someone with blessed chrism, especially during baptism or confirmation.
Etymology
From 'chrism' plus the Latin suffix '-ation' (meaning 'the act of'). This technical religious term became standardized in ecclesiastical English to describe the specific sacramental action.
Kelly Says
In Orthodox Christianity, chrismation is when babies receive their own confirmation right after baptism—not waiting until age 12 like in Western churches—showing how one word captures a completely different theological understanding.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُكْرَّمَة
mu-kar-ra-mah
BNবাংলা
ক্রাইসমেটিশন
krai-s-ma-te-shon
DADansk
chrismation
kris-ma-ˈtjon
DEDeutsch
Chrismation
kris-ma-ˈtion
ELΕλληνικά
χριστομάτιση
hristoma-ˈtisi
ESEspañol
chrismación
kris-ma-ˈθjon
FISuomi
chrismation
kris-ma-ˈtjoːn
FRFrançais
chrismation
kris-ma-ˈsyɔ̃
HAHA
chrismation
kris-ma-ˈtion
HIहिन्दी
क्राइस्मेशन
krai-s-ma-tion
HUMagyar
chrismation
kris-ma-ˈt͡sjon
IDBahasa Indonesia
krismasi
kris-ma-si
IGIG
christening
kris-ten-ing
ITItaliano
crismazione
kris-ma-ˈtsjoːne
KKKK
христіанды
hristi-an-dy
KMKM
ប្រពៃណី
bra-pvei-na-i
KO한국어
신성경례
sinseonggyeongnye
MRMR
क्रिसमेशन
krai-s-ma-tion
MSBahasa Melayu
krismasi
kris-ma-si
MYမြန်မာ
ကြီးမှန်
kyi-ma-shan
NLNederlands
chrismatisatie
kris-ma-tis-a-tie
NONorsk
chrismation
kris-ma-ˈtjon
PAPA
ਖ੍ਰਿਸਮੇਸ਼ਨ
khri-sma-esh-n
PLPolski
chrysmatyzacja
hrys-ma-ty-za-t͡sja
PTPortuguês
crismação
kris-ma-ˈsɐ̃w
RORomână
chrismation
kris-ma-ˈt͡sjon
RUРусский
христоматизация
hristomati-za-tsiya
SVSvenska
chrismation
kris-ma-ˈtjon
SWKiswahili
krismasi
kris-ma-si
TAதமிழ்
கிறிஸ்துமதி
ki-ris-thu-ma-thi
TEతెలుగు
క్రైస్మేషన్
krai-s-ma-e-shon
THไทย
พิธีอุปสมบท
phi-thi-up-som-bot
TLTL
krismasyon
kris-ma-syon
TRTürkçe
chrismation
kris-ma-ˈsyon
UKУкраїнська
христоматизація
hristomati-za-tsiya
URاردو
کرسmation
kars-ma-ˈtion
VITiếng Việt
thánh tẩy
thánh-tẩy
ZUZU
ukristamisi
u-kri-sta-mi-si