Chrismatite

/ˈkrɪzməˌtaɪt/ noun

Definition

A person who has received chrismation or anointing in a Christian religious ceremony.

Etymology

From 'chrism' plus the suffix '-ite' (denoting a person or adherent), similar to 'Israelite' or 'Bedouin'. This rare term emerged in medieval theology to describe those marked by the sacrament.

Kelly Says

Chrismatite would have been a meaningful term in early Christianity—a word marking someone as officially sealed by sacred oil—but it's so obscure now that even church historians rarely use it.

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