Aug 192010
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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.
MLA Citation
- “balsam”. New Catholic Dictionary. Saints.SQPN.com. 19 August 2010. Web. 24 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/balsam/>