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Balsam

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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An aromatic resin from the terebinth tree and other plants; it is mixed with the olive oil which is blessed as the Holy Chrism. It symbolizes the sweet odor of virtue.

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Entry for 'Balsam'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​b/balsam.html. 1910.
 
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