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/ˈhɒpləʊkɹɪzm/ · noun
(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..
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Hoplochrism means (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..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:hoplochrism.
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