Chrisomloosing

/ˈkrɪzəm ˈluːsɪŋ/ noun

Definition

A medieval religious ceremony where a child removes or has removed the white chrisom robe, marking the end of the baptismal period.

Etymology

Compound of 'chrisom' (the white robe) plus 'loosing' (removing). This specific term developed in Middle English parishes to describe a particular ritual moment when the chrisom was ceremonially taken off.

Kelly Says

Chrisomloosing was a real ceremony in medieval parishes—literally untying the white robe—and it marked when your baby was no longer a 'chrisom child' but officially a member of the congregation.

Translations

CACatalà
pèrdua del crismon
peh-ROO-dah del KREES-mohn
CSČeština
ztráta krismonu
ztrah-tah KREES-moh-noo
DADansk
tab af krismon
tahb ahf KREES-mohn
DEDeutsch
Verlust des Chrismons
fayr-loost des KREES-mohns
ELΕλληνικά
άπωλεια κρίσμον
ah-poh-LEH-ah KREES-mohn
ESEspañol
pérdida del crismon
PEH-rdee-dah del KREES-mohn
FISuomi
krismonin menetys
KREES-moh-neen meh-neh-tys
FRFrançais
perte du chrismon
pehr-tay doo KREES-mohn
HAHA
asara krismon
ah-SAH-rah KREES-mohn
HUMagyar
kriszmon elvesztése
KREES-mohn eh-veh-zeh-teh-seh
IDBahasa Indonesia
kehilangan krismon
keh-hee-LAH-ngahn KREES-mohn
IGIG
nwụnye krismon
n-woo-nyeh KREES-mohn
ITItaliano
perdita del crismon
pehr-DEE-tah del KREES-mohn
KKKK
хрисмон жоғалту
khrismon zhoghaltu
MSBahasa Melayu
kehilangan krismon
keh-hee-LAH-ngahn KREES-mohn
NLNederlands
verlies van het chrismon
vayr-lee-s vahn het KREES-mohn
NONorsk
tap av krismon
tahp ahv KREES-mohn
PLPolski
utrata chrismonu
oo-TRAH-tah KREES-moh-noo
PTPortuguês
perda do crismon
PEHR-dah doo KREES-mohn
RORomână
pierderea crismonului
peh-ehr-DEH-reh-ah KREES-moh-noo-lee
SVSvenska
förlust av krismon
foh-rloo-st ahv KREES-mohn
SWKiswahili
hasara ya krismoni
hah-SAH-rah yah KREES-moh-nee
TLTL
pagkawala ng krismon
pahg-kah-wah-lah ng KREES-mohn
TRTürkçe
krismon kaybı
KREES-mohn kahb-ee
VITiếng Việt
mất chrismon
mahht KREES-mohn
YOYO
kú krismon
koo KREES-mohn
ZUZU
ukuphela kwekrisimoni
oo-koo-peh-lah kweh-KREES-ee-moh-nee

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