A small ornamental container or vessel used to hold and preserve blessed chrism oil in a church.
From 'chrism' plus '-ory' (meaning 'a place or thing used for'). This ecclesiastical term emerged in medieval English to describe the practical and sacred vessel needed for storing sacramental oils.
Some medieval chrismatories were masterpieces of goldsmithing with precious stones, because storing holy oil was considered so important that the container itself became a work of religious art.
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