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Noun: holy oil  how-lee-oyl
  1. A consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam
    "The bishop used holy oil to anoint the newly baptized";
    - chrism, chrisom, sacramental oil

Derived forms: holy oils

Type of: balm, ointment, salve, unction, unguent

Encyclopedia: Holy oil