hoplochrism

== English == === Alternative forms === hoplochrisme (obsolete) === Etymology === Formed as hoplo- (“weapon”) +‎ chrism (“consecrated oil mingled with balm”, “unguent”); equivalent to the Ancient Greek ὅπλον (hóplon, “weapon”) + χρῖσμα (khrîsma, “salve”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hŏpʹlōkrĭzm, IPA(key): /ˈhɒpləʊkɹɪzm/ === Noun === hoplochrism (uncountable) (rare, chiefly historical) 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. For quotations using this term, see Citations:hoplochrism. ==== Derived terms ==== hoplochristical === References === “†ˈhoplochrism” defined as a derived term of the prefix “hoplo-”, listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989] === Anagrams === chromophils