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əˈnɔɪntanoint

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. anointverb

    choose by or as if by divine intervention

    "She was anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group"

  2. anoint, inunct, oil, anele, embrocateverb

    administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing

Wiktionary

  1. anointverb

    To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.

  2. anointverb

    To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.

  3. Etymology: enoint, past participle of enoindre, from inungere, in + ungere or unguere ("to smear", "to anoint"). See ointment, unguent.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To ANOINTverb

    Etymology: oindre, enoindre; part. oint, enoint, Fr.

    Anointed let me be with deadly venom,
    And die, ere men can say, God save the queen. William Shakespeare, R. III.

    Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil: for thine olive shall cast his fruit. Deut. xxviii. 40.

    Warm waters then in brazen caldrons born,
    Are pour’d to wash his body, joint by joint,
    And fragrant oils the stiffen’d limbs anoint. John Dryden, Æn. vi.

    I would not see thy cruel nails
    Pluck out his poor old eyes; nor thy fierce sister
    In his anointed flesh stick boarish-fangs. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

Wikipedia

  1. anoint

    Anointing is the ritual act of pouring aromatic oil over a person's head or entire body.By extension, the term is also applied to related acts of sprinkling, dousing, or smearing a person or object with any perfumed oil, milk, butter, or other fat. Scented oils are used as perfumes and sharing them is an act of hospitality. Their use to introduce a divine influence or presence is recorded from the earliest times; anointing was thus used as a form of medicine, thought to rid persons and things of dangerous spirits and demons which were believed to cause disease. In present usage, "anointing" is typically used for ceremonial blessings such as the coronation of European monarchs. This continues an earlier Hebrew practice most famously observed in the anointings of Aaron as high priest and both Saul and David by the prophet Samuel. The concept is important to the figure of the Messiah or the Christ (Hebrew and Greek for "The Anointed One") who appear prominently in Jewish and Christian theology and eschatology. Anointing—particularly the anointing of the sick—may also be known as unction; the anointing of the dying as part of last rites in the Catholic church is sometimes specified as "extreme unction".

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  1. anoint

    Anoint is an action that involves smearing or applying a substance, typically oil or ointment, on a person or an object, often for the purpose of religious consecration, ritual blessing or ceremonial recognition. It can also refer to the act of formally choosing or appointing someone for a particular role or job.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Anointverb

    to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil

  2. Anointverb

    to apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration

  3. Anoint

    anointed

  4. Etymology: [OF. enoint, p. p. of enoindre, fr. L. inungere; in + ungere, unguere, to smear, anoint. See Ointment, Unguent.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Anoint

    an-oint′, v.t. to smear with ointment or oil: to consecrate with oil.—n. Anoint′ment, the act of anointing or state of being anointed.—The Anointed, the Messiah. [= an+oint. See Ointment.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of anoint in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of anoint in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of anoint in a Sentence

  1. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie:

    I think the whole race changed last night. Because you know there was a march among the chattering class to anoint Sen. Rubio.

  2. Keisha Lance Bottoms:

    I don't believe any one person anoints a successor. It doesn't work like that. It may have worked like that many, many years ago, but it hasn't worked like that in a long time, so I don't think that I have the ability to anoint someone as my successor, but I certainly at the appropriate time will make it known who I will cast my vote for.

  3. Karim Sadjadpour:

    Had it not been for Rafsanjani, Khamenei would have never become supreme leader. Those close to Rafsanjani say he rues the day he helped anoint Khamenei, they are the epitome of frenemies.

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