chrismation
noun
chrismation is spelled C-H-R-I-S-M-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chrismation means “The sacrament of applying chrism to complete baptism in the Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chrismation is chrismations.
How many letters and syllables are in chrismation?
| Letters | 11: C-H-R-I-S-M-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is chrismation?
Chrismation appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of chrismation
- chrismations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chrismation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The sacrament of applying chrism to complete baptism in the Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches.
The Church opposed burning people who had received the myron of chrismation in the baptism ritual.
- 2
In general, the act of applying chrism, or consecrated oil.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chrismation come from?
From chrism + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).