The act or ceremony of anointing someone with blessed chrism, especially during baptism or confirmation.
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.
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.
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