anointing

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English

Definitions

verb

To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.
To choose or nominate somebody for a leading or otherwise important position, especially formally or officially, or as an intended successor.
To mark somebody as an official ruler, especially a king or queen, as a part of a religious ceremony.

noun

Anointment“the anointings of Jesus”

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Synonyms

salve annointment unction inunction ointment enoiling reanointment anointing of the sick extreme unction illinition enthroning essoinment blessing sanctifying intonement worshipping essoignment

Associated

chrism viaticum anoints anointment anoint initiatory matrimony anointed myrrh sick sacrament

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