Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To apply oil, ointment, or a similar substance to.
- transitive verb To put oil on during a religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
- transitive verb To choose by or as if by divine intervention.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To pour oil upon; smear or rub over with oil or any unctuous substance; hence, to smear with any liquid.
- To consecrate, especially a king, priest, or prophet, by unction, or the use of oil.
- To serve as an ointment for; lubricate.
- Obsolete past participle of anoint.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
- transitive verb To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.
- transitive verb Christ or the Messiah; also, a Jewish or other king by “divine right.”
- past participle obsolete Anointed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To smear or rub over with oil or an
unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil. - verb transitive To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for
consecration .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing
- verb choose by or as if by divine intervention
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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When God says anoint with oil, _anoint_, I don't care if it runs down his beard as it ran down Aaron's.
The Lions of the Lord A Tale of the Old West Harry Leon Wilson 1903
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[3331] For the Spirit designates both [of them] by the name, of God -- both Him who is anointed as Son, and Him who does anoint, that is, the Father.
ANF01. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus 1819-1893 2001
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Fehr was the hero of the Winter Classic, scoring two goals to help boost the Capitals over the rival Penguins, but even after that success, Coach Bruce Boudreau stressed to not "anoint" the right wing for one solid performance.
Eric Fehr takes another step toward consistency with goal against Panthers Katie Carrera 2011
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During the late 1990's, Haggard's church sent a team to Africa to 'anoint', or spray down with cooking oil, entire cities in Mali such as Timbuktu in an effort to ward off demon infestations.
Bruce Wilson: Ensign Church Head Endorsed Sex-With-Succubus Economic Theory 2009
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To give the seal of confirmation to the prophet and his vision by the fulfilment. anoint the Most Holy -- primarily, to "anoint," or to consecrate after its pollution "the Most Holy" place but mainly Messiah, the antitype to the Most Holy place (Joh 2: 19-22).
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"There's this insatiable desire to know more about these people who we kind of anoint as having perfect lives, and what could be more perfect than winning an Oscar," she said.
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The word translated "anoint" literally means "to oil" something, and was ceremonial word used of pouring oil on someone who was being "anointed" for a specific purpose.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] MBack 2010
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The word translated "anoint" literally means "to oil" something, and was ceremonial word used of pouring oil on someone who was being "anointed" for a specific purpose.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] MBack 2010
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"There's this insatiable desire to know more about these people who we kind of anoint as having perfect lives, and what could be more perfect than winning an Oscar," she said.
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"There's this insatiable desire to know more about these people who we kind of anoint as having perfect lives, and what could be more perfect than winning an Oscar," she said.
madmouth commented on the word anoint
obs. variant enhuile; pretty cute
September 28, 2010