crisma
Portuguese, noun/ˈkɾiz.mɐ/
crisma is spelled C-R-I-S-M-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 37,239th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Crisma is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “confirmation (sacrament of sealing one’s adhesion to the doctrine)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of crismar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “óleo perfumado usado no sacramento”.
What does crisma mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculineconfirmation (sacrament of sealing one’s adhesion to the doctrine)
- 2
femininemasculinerechristening (a ceremonial change of name or designation)
noun
- 1
masculinechrism (holy oil used in certain ceremonies)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. óleo perfumado usado no sacramento 2. um dos sacramentos da igreja católica 3. processo pelo que o nome próprio é mudado
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of crisma
- crismas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce crisma?
- Brazil /ˈkɾiz.mɐ/
- /ˈkɾiʒ.mɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to crisma
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is crisma in Portuguese?
crisma appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).