Chrisom
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Anciently, a chrisom was the face-cloth, or piece of linen laid over a child's head when he was baptized
or christened. The term has come to refer to a child who died within a month after its baptism—so called for the chrisom cloth that was used as a shroud
for it.
Baptism
In Christianity, baptism is for the majority the rite of admission , almost invariably with the use of water, into the Christian Church generally and also membership of a particular church tradition...
or christened. The term has come to refer to a child who died within a month after its baptism—so called for the chrisom cloth that was used as a shroud
Shroud
Shroud usually refers to an item, such as a cloth, that covers or protects some other object. The term is most often used in reference to burial sheets, winding-cloths or winding-sheets, such as the famous Shroud of Turin or Tachrichim that Jews are dressed in for burial...
for it.