hoplochrism

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈhɒpləʊkɹɪzm/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The superstitious practice of applying a salve, ointment, or chrism to a weapon that has caused an injury — rather than to the injury itself — in the belief that doing so will heal the wound that the weapon caused; weapon salve. historical,rare,uncountable
    — For quotations using this term, see Citations:hoplochrism.

词形变化

hoplochrisme alternative

词源

Formed as hoplo- (“weapon”) + chrism (“consecrated oil mingled with balm”, “unguent”); equivalent to the Ancient Greek ὅπλον (hóplon, “weapon”) + χρῖσμα (khrîsma, “salve”).
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