hoplochrism (English, noun)
expansion: hoplochrism (uncountable)
Senses:
glosses: 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.
tags: historical
rare
uncountable
Forms:
form: hoplochrisme
tags: alternative